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Wayne Thiebaud Art

American, 1920-2021

Wayne Thiebaud’s pastel-hued still-life paintings and prints of baked goods, gumball machines, hot dogs and paint cans are often associated with the Pop art movement, thanks to the mass-cultural appeal of their content. Stylistically, however, Thiebaud eschewed the precision found in the art of such Pop giants as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in favor of a more painterly approach, not unlike that of the Italian modernist Giorgio Morandi, whose dreamy paintings of vessels and household objects are simple yet richly atmospheric.

Thiebaud was born in Mesa, Arizona, in 1920 and grew up in Southern California from the age of six months. As a high schooler, he had a summer apprenticeship at Walt Disney Studios, which led to a stint as a graphic artist in the U.S. Army Air Forces’ First Motion Picture Unit during World War II. After the war, he attended the California State College at Sacramento on the G.I. Bill, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1951 and earning a master’s soon after. He went on to teach at the University of California, Davis, from 1960 to ’91.

In the late ’50s, time spent living in New York City proved crucial to Thiebaud’s career. There, he befriended Abstract Expressionist painters Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline and drew inspiration from the work of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. Admiring the color and form on display in New York’s many bakeries, he began painting small canvases featuring rows of treats, which would become one of his central subjects. Though Thiebaud himself doesn’t identify as a Pop artist, the first major exhibition that brought him national renown was a seminal 1962 Pop show at the Sidney Janis Gallery in Manhattan. That same year, he was included in "New Painting of Common Objects” at the Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena, which also featured paintings by Ed Ruscha and Jim Dine. Iconic works such as Pie Counter (1963) demonstrate Thiebaud’s signature treatment of commonplace items with the grandeur and scale of a landscape.

Thiebaud’s interest in exaggerated colors and vernacular subject matter — characteristics that call to mind images found in mid-century advertising — made him an intriguing figure occupying the hazy borderlands between fine and commercial art. Yet through a masterful handling of paint, evocative use of light and poignant sense of isolation, Thiebaud’s work is unquestionably thoughtful and singular. His later forays into landscape painting, as seen in Steep Street (1989) or Country City (1988), bring to bear his bold use of color on complex urban scenes.

Pieces by Thiebaud can be found in the collections of major museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, among many others. In 1994, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton.

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Artist: Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud - Bakery Case

Wayne Thiebaud - Bakery Case

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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 mou...

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Suckers State I
Suckers State I

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...

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Rose, from Recent Etchings II
Rose, from Recent Etchings II

Rose, from Recent Etchings II

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in San Francisco, CA

Framed: 39 3/8 x 30 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches, 3/4 inch face, Wood frame Wayne Thiebaud was born Mesa, Arizona in 1920, and his family soon moved to Los Angeles in 1921. In high school he ...

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1970s Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Breakfast - Pop Art, Post War, Color Etching, 1995
Breakfast - Pop Art, Post War, Color Etching, 1995

Breakfast - Pop Art, Post War, Color Etching, 1995

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Palm Desert, CA

“Breakfast” is a colored etching and drypoint by American artist, Wayne Thiebaud from 1995. The work is edition 22/50 and is signed lower right, "Thiebaud 1995” Wayne Thiebaud's Bre...

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Late 20th Century Pop Art Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Paper, Drypoint, Etching

"Italian Desserts, " Etching signed by Wayne Thiebaud
"Italian Desserts, " Etching signed by Wayne Thiebaud

"Italian Desserts, " Etching signed by Wayne Thiebaud

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Milwaukee, WI

An etching in red by American pop artist Wayne Thiebaud depicting six Italian desserts. This is #16 from the edition of 50. It is signed and dated in pencil lower right, and numbered...

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1970s Contemporary Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Etching

Chocolate Pie

Chocolate Pie

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in London, GB

Woodcut on wove paper Edition of 10 Signed and dated.

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Early 2000s Pop Art Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Woodcut

Avocado Salad - Oil on Canvas Painting, 1962
Avocado Salad - Oil on Canvas Painting, 1962

Avocado Salad - Oil on Canvas Painting, 1962

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Avocado Salad” is an oil on prepared canvas by American artist, Wayne Thiebaud. Thiebaud is best known for his still life paintings of everyday food items such as pies, cakes, gumba...

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Mid-20th Century Post-War Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Canvas, Oil

Candy Apples - Candy Americana
Candy Apples - Candy Americana

Candy Apples - Candy Americana

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in London, GB

This original etching and aquatint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Thiebaud", at the lower right margin. It is dated ‘65’ [1965] next to the signature. It is also hand numbe...

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Banana Splits

Banana Splits

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in New York, NY

Included in the artist’s early, renowned Delights suite, Wayne Thiebaud created Banana Splits in 1964 as an original etching, the artwork hand-signed, titled, dated and numbered in p...

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Etching

Dark Hill River
Dark Hill River

Dark Hill River

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Palo Alto, CA

The Sacramento River deltas and levees near Thiebaud’s studio became a source of inspiration starting in the mid-1990s where he would sketch en plein air and then work combined ideas...

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Early 2000s Modern Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Engraving, Drypoint, Aquatint

Hill River
Hill River

Hill River

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Created in 2002, this Wayne Thiebaud Hill River, 2002 drypoint and aquatint in color on wove paper is hand signed by Wayne Thiebaud (Mesa, 1920 - Sacramento, 2021) in pencil in the l...

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Clown, from Recent Etchings I
Clown, from Recent Etchings I

Clown, from Recent Etchings I

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Created in 1979, this etching and aquatint on Somerset paper is hand-signed by Wayne Thiebaud (Mesa, 1920 - Sacramento, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered from...

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Etching, Aquatint

SILVER LANDSCAPE

SILVER LANDSCAPE

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in New York, NY

This Silkscreen on three colors is a A.P. edition of 50 depicting a silver landscape

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Olives

Wayne ThiebaudOlives, 1964

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Olives

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in New York, NY

Included in the artist’s early, renown Delights suite, Wayne Thiebaud created Olives in 1964 as an original etching, the artwork hand-signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil. T...

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Etching

Dark Gumball Machine
Dark Gumball Machine

Dark Gumball Machine

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in New York, NY

Wayne Thiebaud Dark Gumball Machine, 1964/ 2017 Hard ground and soft ground etching 18h x 12w in

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Etching

Tulip Sundae

Tulip Sundae

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Best known for his paintings of cakes, pies, pastries, and toys, Wayne Thiebaud hadn’t planned on becoming a visual artist. He apprenticed as a cartoonist at Walt Disney studios and ...

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2010s Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Drypoint, Aquatint

River Turns

River Turns

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Wayne Thiebaud has long been recognized as one of America’s most prominent modern artists. Probably best known for his straightforward, deadpan still-life paintings of the 1960s, and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Tulip Sundae

Tulip Sundae

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Best known for his paintings of cakes, pies, pastries, and toys, Wayne Thiebaud hadn’t planned on becoming a visual artist. He apprenticed as a cartoonist at Walt Disney studios and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wayne Thiebaud Art

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Heart Ridge

Heart Ridge

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

The images in Wayne Thiebaud's drypoints fill the space around them, carving into it. They are images of mountains. In one, only the mountaintop shows and a gigantic cloud is in the ...

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Cone

Wayne ThiebaudCone, 1995

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Cone

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil.

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"Gold Dredgers" Sacramento, Watercolor by Wayne Thiebaud
"Gold Dredgers" Sacramento, Watercolor by Wayne Thiebaud

"Gold Dredgers" Sacramento, Watercolor by Wayne Thiebaud

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Wayne Thiebaud, American (1920 - ) Title: "Gold Dredger" Sacramento Year: circa 1956 Medium: Watercolor on paper Signature: Signed and titled in pencil Image Size: 9 x 20.5 ...

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City Edge

City Edge

By Wayne Thiebaud

Located in New York, NY

An iconic image of his native Northern California, Wayne Thiebaud created City Edge as a color aquatint in 1988, the artwork hand-signed, dated and numbered in pencil measuring 19 5/...

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  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Wayne Thiebaud is best known for his work as an artist. His pastel-hued still-life paintings and prints of baked goods, gumball machines, hot dogs and paint cans are often associated with Pop art for the way they respond to popular culture. Stylistically, however, Thiebaud eschewed the precision found in the art of such Pop giants as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in favor of a more painterly approach, not unlike that of the Italian modernist Giorgio Morandi, whose dreamy paintings of vessels and household objects are simple yet richly atmospheric. Pieces by Thiebaud can be found in the collections of major museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, among many others. In 1994, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Wayne Thiebaud art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Wayne Thiebaud used oil paints, pastels and charcoal to produce his paintings. In addition to painting, the artist produced etches, lithographs, linocuts and silkscreens. His paintings of pastries and landscapes are especially well known. Shop a range of Wayne Thiebaud art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Wayne Thiebaud is often associated with the pop art movement because he focused on common objects. His particular style predates the pop art movement, which accounts for the sometimes classification and the influences of modern art in his work as well. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
    How much Wayne Thiebaud's paintings are worth varies based on their size, history, condition and other factors. In 2020, his Four Pinball Machines sold for over $19 million at a New York auction. Thiebaud’s pastel-hued still-life paintings and prints of baked goods, gumball machines, hot dogs and paint cans are often associated with the Pop art movement, thanks to the mass-cultural appeal of their content. Stylistically, however, Thiebaud eschewed the precision found in the art of such Pop giants as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in favor of a more painterly approach, not unlike that of the Italian modernist Giorgio Morandi, whose dreamy paintings of vessels and household objects are simple yet richly atmospheric. If you own a Thiebaud painting, a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer can help you determine how much it may be worth. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of Wayne Thiebaud art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024
    Wayne Thiebaud used a variety of mediums to produce his paintings, drawings and prints. The brilliant late artist worked in charcoal, graphite, ballpoint, oil paint, ink, colored pencil, watercolor, pastel and gouache. He is best known for his works depicting everyday objects, such as cosmetics, desserts and paint cans. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Wayne Thiebaud art.