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What started Wayne Thiebaud's interest in art?
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Wayne Thiebaud became interested in art he saw in the world around him as a child. When he was a teenager, he made money designing posters for a cinema in his town. He received his formal education from Long Beach Polytechnic High School and the Frank Wiggins Trade School in Los Angeles. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Wayne Thiebaud art.
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Bakery Case
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Central, HK
Wayne Thiebaud
Bakery Case, 2018
Offset lithographic poster in colours on smooth wove paper
22 × 24 3/5 in 55.8 × 62.6 cm
Wayne Thiebaud is famous for his colorful paintings of mouthwatering cakes, pies, pastries, and everyday items. While his work enjoys a broad appeal and evokes a distinctly American nostalgia, Thiebaud’s complex depictions of light and shadow give depth and strangeness to his deceptively simple compositions. His canvases share affinities with both early Pop art and a longer tradition of still-life painting. At auction, Thiebaud’s paintings regularly sell for...
Category
2010s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Bakery Case by Wayne Thiebaud
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in London, GB
Wayne Thiebaud: Bakery Case
Wayne Thiebaud (1920) is famous for his mouthwatering depictions of cakes, ice creams and hot dogs. He is well-known for his clear compositions, glisteni...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Woman in Tub (1965)
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Central, HK
Wayne Thiebaud
Woman in Tub (1965), 2022
12-colour glicee print on uncoated paper made of 100% cotton fibres, 270g/m2, age resistant, acid-free, light-res...
Category
2010s Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Paper
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Wayne Thiebaud - Fruits, Vegetables, Melons, 2008 / 2023
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Central, HK
Wayne Thiebaud
Fruits, Vegetables, Melons, 2008 / 2023
Screenprint on maple wood
31 1/2 × 7 9/10 × 3/10 in | 80 × 20 × 0.7 cm
Edition of 100
Category
2010s Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Maple
Paint Cans
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paint Cans" is a lithograph in colors on wove paper made in 1990 by Wayne Thiebaud. The work is number 13 from an edition of 100. The work is signed in pencil, lower right, "Thiebau...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Suckers State I
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this lithograph on Rives BFK. Signed, inscribed "state I" and numbered 111/150 in pencil. Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with the blin...
Category
1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph