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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Wayne Thiebaud - 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 mou...
Paper
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...
Lithograph
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...
Paper, Drypoint, Etching
"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...
Etching
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 ...
Etching
Chocolate Pie
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in London, GB
Woodcut on wove paper Edition of 10 Signed and dated.
Woodcut
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...
Etching, Aquatint
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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...
Etching
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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...
Engraving, Drypoint, Aquatint
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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...
Drypoint, Aquatint
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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...
Etching, Aquatint
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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
Color
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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...
Etching
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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
Etching
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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 ...
Drypoint, Aquatint
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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...
Drypoint, Etching
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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 ...
Etching, Aquatint
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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 ...
Drypoint, Etching
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Cone
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil.
Etching
Theater Marquee, Early Lithograph by Wayne Thiebaud 1956
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wayne Thiebaud, American (1920 - ) Title: Theater Marquee Year: 1956 Medium: Lithograph Signature: Signed, titled, numbered, and dated in penci...
Lithograph
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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/...
Aquatint
$175
H 37 in W 27 in
Vintage Frank Stella poster Democratic Convention 1980 colorful Pop political
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Colorful vintage poster for the 1980 Democratic National Convention, held in Madison Square Garden in New York.Concentric lines of orange and bright green interweave with strokes of pink, yellow, red, turquoise, silver, and gold. Printed with metallic ink that catches light differently from each angle, complementing the poster’s lime green and red text. The top of the poster reads “Let us move forward with a strong and active faith.” It was at this 1980 convention that Jimmy Carter was nominated for reelection. This large poster was printed by Petersburg Press in 1980, and features Frank Stella’s Polar...
Lithograph
$1,498
H 17.5 in W 14.5 in
Jing Zhiyong "A Beacon" Contemporary Art Astronauts Series
By Zhiyong Jing
Located in Draper, UT
TITLE: Jing Zhiyong "A Beacon" Contemporary Art Astronauts Series YEAR 2021 CLASSIFICATION: Limited edition to 50 prints. MEDIUM TYPE: Print MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Screen Print on Fine Ar...
Screen
$1,395
H 23 in W 23 in
Donald Sultan, Visual Poetics Screenprint, Contemporary, Signed
By Donald Sultan
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Sultan Title: Visual Poetics Portfolio: Visual Poetics Medium: Screenprint Date: 1998 Edition: 170/395 Frame Size: 23" x 23" Sheet Size: 16 1/4" x 16 1/4" Signature: H...
Screen
$2,500
H 11.57 in W 9.63 in
Destinations (Flatiron Bidg, 5th Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street)
By Frederick Mershimer
Located in New Orleans, LA
In "Destinations", Frederick Mershimer creates an image of taxis rushing by the Fuller Building, better known as Flatiron Building. The building is only six feet wide at its rounded...
Mezzotint, Aquatint
THIS PIECE IS MINE
By Julio Larraz
Located in New York, NY
Sepia Aquatint. Edition 15/25 slice of watermelon on a table
Aquatint
$2,995
H 34.5 in W 24 in
Robert Rauschenberg - rare 1970s Signed/N Earth Day William Burroughs lithograph
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG Dream of William Burroughs, 1972 Offset lithograph 34 1/2 × 24 inches Edition 103/150 Signed, dated and numbered in black marker on the front Unframed Wonderful e...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,100
H 6.75 in W 5.07 in
Late Night (Where Berkeley Place meets Seventh Avenue in Brooklyn's Park Slope)
By Frederick Mershimer
Located in New Orleans, LA
In "Late Night", Frederick Mershimer created a winter scene where Berkeley Place meets Seventh Avenue in Brooklyn's Park Slope. This image, the seventh in t...
Mezzotint, Aquatint
$995
H 18.75 in W 16.25 in
Joan Miro, Abstract Lithograph, Signed, 1980, Framed, UN Peacekeeping Operations
By Joan Miró
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Joan MIro Title: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Medium: Lithograph in colors Date: 1980 Edition: 683/1500 Framed Size: 18 3/4" x 16 1/4" Sheet Size: 11" x 8 1/2" Ima...
Lithograph
$1,600Sale Price|30% Off
H 14.625 in W 13.75 in D 1.125 in
Peter Max "Geometric #2" Vibrant 1976 Signed Lithograph, Limited Edition
By Peter Max
Located in Miami, FL
PETER MAX – "GEOMETRIC #2" ⚜ Lithograph on Paper ⚜ Hand signed lower right ⚜ Framed AN ICONIC GEOMETRIC STUDY BY PETER MAX "Geometric #2" (1976) captures Peter Max’s signature use o...
Lithograph
$361
H 19.69 in W 13.98 in D 0.04 in
Imaginary Clunker - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1965
By Armando Buratti
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 20 prints. Reference: Catalogue Battisti n.8.
Etching
$2,000
H 8.69 in W 6.07 in
Plymouth Street ( a twilight scene is set in the Brooklyn section of DUMBO)
By Frederick Mershimer
Located in New Orleans, LA
This view of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges is looking down "Plymouth Street" to the intersection of Jay Street. It is #35 in the catalogue raisonne by Retif & Salzer and is in the permanent collection of the Museum of City of New York...
Mezzotint, Aquatint
$1,000
H 27 in W 17 in
Nara Girl Banging On A Drum With Limited Edition Sticker Set Pop Art Print
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
Banging the Drum DETAILS 27 x 17 inches (unframed), 2020 Offset lithograph 80# Classic Linen Solar White Cover
Lithograph
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H 6 in W 4 in
Wayne Thiebaud, Arts Council of UK 1960's postcard hand signed, dated '76 Framed
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in New York, NY
Wayne Thiebaud Offset lithograph postcard Hand signed and dated 1976 in ink on the back The work depicted in this postcard is Thiebaud's 1964 "Booth Girl", published by the Arts Coun...
Postcard
Wayne Thiebaud - 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 mou...
Paper
Wayne Thiebaud - 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 mou...
Paper
Wayne Thiebaud - 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 millions...
Paper
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H 36 in W 24 in
Scarce offset lithograph: Cake Slices, for SFMOMA, Hand signed by Wayne Thiebaud
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in New York, NY
Wayne Thiebaud Cake Slices, for the New SFMOMA (Hand signed by Wayne Thiebaud), 1996 Color Offset lithograph (hand signed by Wayne Thiebaud) B...
Lithograph, Offset
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 mou...
Paper
Bakery Case by Wayne Thiebaud
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Dubai, Dubai
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...
Lithograph
Dark Cupcakes and Donuts
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2006, this direct gravure on gampi chine collé wove paper is hand-signed by Wayne Thiebaud (Mesa, 1920 - Sacramento, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered fr...
Engraving
Hot Chocolate
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2002, this direct etching with drypoint printed in brown hand-signed by Wayne Thiebaud (Mesa, 1920 - Sacramento, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered ...
Drypoint, Etching
Pie Case
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2002, this color etching with aquatint and drypoint on Somerset wove paper is hand-signed and dated by Wayne Thiebaud (Mesa, 1920 - Sacramento, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered from the edition of 40 in pencil in the lower left margin. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Wayne Thiebaud Pie...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Dark Cakes and Pies
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2006, this direct gravure on gampi paper chine collé is hand-signed and dated by Wayne Thiebaud (Mesa, 1920 - Sacramento, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin and num...
Engraving
Steep Street
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1989, this aquatint and drypoint on paper is hand-signed by Wayne Thiebaud (Mesa, 1920 - Sacramento, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered from the edition o...
Drypoint, Aquatint