Wayne Thiebaud — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works1024

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

Met

Previous Sales 294

Christie's

Cracker Rows, 1963

$3,003,000

May 2026

Sotheby's

Club Sandwich, 1964

Sotheby's

Bonhams

Christie's

Dispenser and Sugar, 1966

$1,079,500

Nov 2025

Christie's

Mickey Mouse Cake, 2000

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Bonhams

River Sides 23 1/2 x 30 in (59.7 x 76.2 cm) (Painted in 1997-1998)

$1,900,000

Nov 2025

Christie's

River Stretch, 2000

$3,918,000

Nov 2025

Sotheby's

Three Cold Creams, 1966

$2,124,000

Sep 2025

Christie's

Children of the Sixties, 1967

Christie's

Christie's

Cheese and Olive Sandwich, 1964

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Sotheby's

Neapolitan Sandwiches, 2002

$482,600

May 2024

Sotheby's

Shadow Streets, 2002

$3,206,000

May 2024

Sotheby's

Watermelon & Knife, 1989

Sotheby's

Christie's

Christie's

Sotheby's

For Sale 7

Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art · Artsy

Santa Fe Cloud, 1991

Price on request

Oil on canvas

Heather James Fine Art · 1stDibs

Avocado Salad - Oil on Canvas Painting, 1962

$975,000

Masterworks Fine Art · 1stDibs

Dark Hill River

For sale

Masterworks Fine Art · 1stDibs

Hill River

For sale

Masterworks Fine Art · 1stDibs

Clown, from Recent Etchings I

For sale

Leslie Feely · 1stDibs

Dark Gumball Machine

For sale

Dawson Cole Fine Art · 1stDibs

Tulip Sundae

For sale

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Market1,641 auction results

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$9.4K – $19M

172 of 196 paintings lots with prices

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$1.9M

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$1.1M

172 priced paintings lots

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May 2026 · $3.0M

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Paintings: $1.1M medianWorks on paper: $164K medianSculpture/objects: $2.1M medianEditioned prints: $12.1K medianBooks/portfolios: $9.5K medianUnclassified lots: $32.1K medianPosters/ephemera: $4.4K median

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Prizes & Awards1

American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals

Winner 2017

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Podcast Interviews5

podcasts No. 530: Holiday clips: Wayne Thiebaud The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Dec 30, 2021

Episode No. 530 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a holiday clips episode featuring artist Wayne Thiebaud. Thiebaud died on Christmas Day; he was 101. This episode was recorded in the final days of 2017, and aired in ea…

podcasts No. 356: Labor Day clips: Wayne Thiebaud, part II The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Aug 30, 2018

Episode No. 356 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Wayne Thiebaud. Next month, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will offer two Thiebaud exhibitions : “Paintings and Drawings,” a presentation of Thiebau…

podcasts No. 355: Summer clips: Wayne Thiebaud The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Aug 23, 2018

Episode No. 355 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Wayne Thiebaud. Next month, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will offer two Thiebaud exhibitions : “Paintings and Drawings,” a presentation of Thiebau…

podcasts No. 325: Wayne Thiebaud (part two), on Jack Whitten The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Jan 25, 2018

Episode No. 325 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Wayne Thiebaud and curator and museum director Kathryn Kanjo. Thiebaud is one of the world’s greatest living painters. The Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at th…

podcasts No. 324: Wayne Thiebaud, Minor White The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Jan 18, 2018

Episode No. 324 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Wayne Thiebaud and curator Julia Dolan. Thiebaud is one of the world’s greatest living painters. The Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of Califo…

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Education2

Sacramento State College

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA, USA

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Publications4

Monograph 1

Wayne Thiebaud--private drawings Author

Abrams · 1988

Exhibition Catalog 3

Wayne Thiebaud Author

Hatje Cantz · 2023

Wayne Thiebaud: Draftsman

Thames & Hudson · 2018

Wayne Thiebaud: A Retrospective

Rizzoli · 2012

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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News20

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George Morrison painting highlights May 7, 2026 Heritage sale

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'Oklahoma should be proud:' OKC museum shows works by major artist

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Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art

Wayne Thiebaud: Icons & Jim Dine at 90: Recent Works

Jim Dine, Wayne Thiebaud

1880 Century Pk E # 100, Los Angeles, CA 90067, United States

Feb 23, 2026 — Apr 30, 2026

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Selected Works1024

Museum Acquisitions

Previous Sales 294

For Sale 7

Market1,641 auction results

Prizes & Awards1

Podcast Interviews5

Education2

Publications4

Monograph 1

Exhibition Catalog 3

Current Exhibitions0

Recent News20

Past Exhibitions17

Art Fair Appearances6

Recent Activity20

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