Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud was an American painter known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, cakes, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs—as well as for his landscapes and figure paintings. Thiebaud is regarded as one of the United States' most beloved and recognizable artists. Thiebaud is associated with the pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, though he slightly predated the classic pop artists, producing his early works of this style in the fifties and sixties. Thiebaud used heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, his work almost always including the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements.

Works in Collection

6 works

Boston Cremes from Seven Still Lifes and a Silver Landscape

Wayne Thiebaud

1970, published 1971

Cut Meringues

Wayne Thiebaud

1961

Four Cakes from Recent Etchings I

Wayne Thiebaud

1979

Pies from Delights

Wayne Thiebaud

1964, published 1965

The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: Th...

George Brecht

1962–64, published 1964

Untitled (plate 17) from The International Anthology of C...

Wayne Thiebaud

c. 1963, published 1964

Exhibitions

7 exhibitions

Nov 20, 1962 – Jan 13, 1963

Recent Acquisitions

77 artists

Nov 23, 1971 – Jan 09, 1972

The Christmas Show

14 artists · 1 curator

Mar 01, 1972 – May 29, 1972

California Prints

26 artists · 1 curator

Jun 26, 1972 – Sep 15, 1972

Prints for Collectors

36 artists · 1 curator

Oct 25, 1972 – Feb 05, 1973

Etchings Etc.

26 artists · 1 curator

Mar 03, 1983 – May 15, 1983

Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

128 artists · 1 curator

Nov 20, 1987 – Mar 08, 1988

For 25 Years: Crown Point Press

33 artists · 1 curator