Michael Pauker Art
American, b. 1957
Inspired by Abstract Expressionism and driven by deep curiosity, artist Michael Pauker has created an expansive oeuvre that is inclusive of abstract and figurative paintings, landscapes, sculptures, prints and collages constructed with scraps of aging historical documents, watercolor paints and found objects.
“As an artist, I am not a one-trick pony,” he has said. “Some artists find success doing one thing and stick just with it. But my curiosity is omnivorous. I’m driven by images I’ve never seen before, both abstract and figurative.”
Born in 1957 in New York, Pauker knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned his BFA from the State University of New York (SUNY), then in 1989, completed his MFA at Mills College (now Mills College at Northeastern University) in Oakland where he was awarded the City of Oakland Fellowship in Painting.
Since 1988, Pauker has lived and worked in the Bay Area, teaching art in various venues such as schools, colleges and institutions including the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, the state’s prison hospital, for several years. When he isn’t teaching, Pauker focuses on creating art — the mediums of which can change by the moment.
While he works in oil on canvas for most of his paintings, Pauker is also known for his “Miniature Collage” series. He has worked on this series for more than a decade. Other works include abstract drawings and figurative watercolors blended with collages of vintage paper, stamps and found objects — his Oesterreich II is an example of the latter.
Pauker has exhibited widely across the United States, Japan and Costa Rica, and his works are held in the public collections of many institutions including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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"Moulin Rouge", Contemporary Aquamarine
Grey Two-Toned Colorfield Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking abstract colorfield oil painting on wood panel by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This uniquely textured two-toned abstract is divided into color-fields of super vivid a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,520 Sale Price
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"Herculaneum" - Contemporary Figurative Abstract Assemblage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A seated redheaded figure is the focal point of "Herculaneum", a unique assemblage painting composed of three canvases with abstract and figurative paintings, attached to a wood panel painted with black text by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Plywood
$1,320 Sale Price
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Blue Cosmic
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful teal and lavender toned abstract expressionist painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Hues of blue and green take up most of the canvas, with light ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,520 Sale Price
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"Commentariorem", Contemporary Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful abstract expressionist collage/ painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Beige and black are layered with found objects like vintage stamps and paper ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects
Assemblage #2 (The Letter E, Glass Slides, and Stamps)
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Black and bright red expressive brushstrokes are layered with glass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Oil, Plastic, Paper
$880 Sale Price
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Summer 1976 Baldwin
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Inspired by a summer in Baldwin Park, Los Angeles, this abstract expressionist oil painting depicts hues of pink, green and blues in front of a white background by Bay Area artist Mi...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,280 Sale Price
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"The Sea Beach at Ebb Tide", Contemporary Surreal Nude Figural Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figural abstract painting of three nude figures in various poses in an abstracted beach landscape with three faces in the foreground, one of which is red, by Bay...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,680 Sale Price
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Figures on the Beach with Sculpture, Contemporary Surreal Figural Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Dark storm clouds loom over a surreal, desolate beach landscape, which is populated by several male figures in different states of being, in this contemplative symbolic contemporary painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), circa 2013-2014. In the left foreground we see part of a bearded man's face, as if witnessing this scene with the viewer. Next a male figure in bright red bathing suit faces the ocean, his back to the viewer, while a more distant nude male at three quarter view points down at something in the sand. Finally, on the right appears the bearded man as a classical sculpture bust on a pedestal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,600 Sale Price
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"No. 602" Miniature Collage by Michael Pauker Period Typography
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"No. 602" Miniature Collage by Michael Pauker Period Typography
Miniature abstract paper collage in teal and white by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (Am...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
"What
s Black and Blue and Red All Over?", Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Clashing patterns and colors create compelling contrast in this large-scale abstract, with red and black scribbled forms on a linear background of bright orange and sky blue by Bay A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Monolith - Abstract Etching with Applied Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract etching with layers of indecipherable text by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Tan block in the center of the piece is an applied piece of paper. This piece is an artist'...
Category
1970s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
$920 Sale Price
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Black and White Abstract Cityscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale oil painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). A series of grids and swirls create and industrial feeling landscape, as if the viewer is looking out ...
Category
Early 2000s Post-War Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"No. 2314" Miniature Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Miniature paper collage by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled/numbered, initialed, and dated on verso. Acquired with a collection of his work. Presented in a new mat with foa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper
$380 Sale Price
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Army Green, Black,
Blue Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful abstract expressionist collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Composed of two contrasting sections; army green with orange and warm neutral found obj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Watercolor
"He Walks Away" - Large Scale Bay Area - Abstract Expressionist
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold patterned abstract by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Several pieces of paper and stamps affixed to canvas. Titled on stretcher bar. Unsigned, but was acquire...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist
s Dream VIII - Waking Up, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait on Beach
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). The reclining nude male...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brainiac VI, Contemporary Large-Scale Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale contemporary abstract with multi-colored brains layered on a black background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$4,800 Sale Price
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Artist
s Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist at work with his palette, painting a sculpture of a nude figure on a beach by Bay Area artist Michael...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,920 Sale Price
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Calligraphy Web Abstract on Reclaimed Copper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful abstract on reclaimed copper by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), circa 2010. Signed on verso. Condition: Good; copper is reclaimed so has some minor disto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Copper
$2,000 Sale Price
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"Knossos" Contemporary Abstract Rectilinear Abstract with Blue, Black
Magenta
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale contemporary abstract of bold rectilinear shapes in black on a sky blue background with fun magenta accents by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Horizonal Patchwork Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Horizontal two-toned mixed media abstract painting/collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned. From a collection of his work. Displayed in a metal window box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Magazine Paper, Paper
$1,320 Sale Price
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Large-Scale Contemporary Abstract Geometric with Purple, Yellow
Gray
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical large-scale contemporary abstract by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Angular geometries in purple, yellow, light pink, gray, and dark blue converge on t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,400 Sale Price
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Textural Alphabet Letter Abstract in Ice Blue, Orange,
Pink
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and bold abstract in heavy textured impasto with alphabetical letters scattered across the composition in brightly colored shapes by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$920 Sale Price
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"Linen Starch" - Chine Colle Monoprint with Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"Linen Starch" - Chine Colle Monoprint with Collage
Abstract monoprint by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This piece is made from several layers of collage, including stamps and pages from old books and manuscripts. Atop the collage is a chine colle monoprint, adding a laver of depth.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Titled and dated on verso.
Presented in a new cream mat with foam core backing.
Paper size: 14.44"H x 10.32"
“I’m driven by curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, N.Y., NY
2002 “Works on Paper,” Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2002 Dolby Chadwick Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Caricature Portrait of a Man
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary caricature-style portrait of a man by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Signed "Michael Pauker" and dated 1976 on verso. Acquired with a collection of his work. Image ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,720 Sale Price
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Contemporary Figurative Abstract with Red
Green Faces
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"My Sick Conscience vs. Yours", a large-scale contemporary figurative abstract featuring several figures and faces in the foreground against a backdrop patterned with linear green faces on red by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), c. 2000s. Signed "Michael Paulker...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,720 Sale Price
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"Biomorph" Large Scale Orange Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale abstract in orange of bold shapes by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of his work. Unframed. Image size: 60...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,600 Sale Price
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"No. 3993" Miniature Painting with Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Miniature abstract contemporary painting with paper collage in blue and white by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), 2012.
Titled/numbered, signed, and dated 2012 o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$316 Sale Price
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Curves and Angles - Large Scale Bay Area - Abstract Expressionist
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold patterned abstract by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Several pieces of paper and stamps affixed to canvas. Titled on stretcher bar. Unsigned, but was acquire...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,080 Sale Price
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"Paysaye Marine", Miniature Contemporary Abstract Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A lovely miniature contemporary abstract paper collage by Bay Area Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled, signed, and dated on verso of piece. Titled, numbered (#101), and dated...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper
$340 Sale Price
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"Calvados", Contemporary Abstract Miniature Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract miniature paper collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled, signed, and dated on verso of piece. Titled and dated on verso of mountin...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Paper
$380 Sale Price
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Black and Red Shapes on a Gray Field
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking abstract painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Unframed. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of his work.
“I’m driven by curiosity...where i...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$4,400 Sale Price
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Grey
Teal Linear Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Harmonious large-scale abstract with teal linear patterns dancing across a textured grey background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Can be oriented vertically o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$5,200 Sale Price
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"Les Danseuses" The Dancers, Vertical Abstract in Earthtones
Neutrals
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Subdued contemporary abstract oil painting on wood by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), c.2000s. The upper two thirds of this composition is a soft, textural impasto abstraction in warm, neutral tones created with wide, flowing brushstrokes. The lower third contrasts sharply in color as well as texture, as dark brown earth-tones are punctuated with small red accents. This versatile piece can be hung vertically or horizontally.
Titled "Les Danseuses...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
$2,680 Sale Price
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Contemporary Two-Part Geometric Abstract: Teal and Monochrome
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold contemporary patterned abstract composition on two joined canvases by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). The left canvas, which makes up one fourth of the compos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,520 Sale Price
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Aqua Culture - Blue, Grey,
Brown Impasto Abstract on Wood
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic abstract composition on wood board with blue, grey, and brown in heavy impasto that interplay with the background of unprimed woodgrain by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (Ame...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
$1,080 Sale Price
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