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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of abstract and figurative paintings, landscapes, sculptures, prints and collages constructed with scraps of aging historical documents, watercolor paints and found objects.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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Artist: Michael Pauker
"Flendon" Abstract Expressionist Figuration
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold large-scale abstract with organic forms evocative of wild animals, floating across a patterned canvas of bright red and purple by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama II - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama II - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on rice paper by Michael Pauker (American, 20th c). Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner in red pencil, "XXXIX - 40 (artist's signature) 2007." Mat Size: 10"H x 20"W Paper Size: 5.63"H x 14.38"W “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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Michael Pauker Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Jungle Panorama, Contemporary Expressionist Horizontal Landscape with Trees
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A lush, jungle setting bursting with plant life is depicted in panoramic view, in this horizontal botanical landscape by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), c.1990s....
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1990s Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Bologna", Contemporary Blue Abstract with Found Object Collage on Wood
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract expressionist mixed media piece featuring found object collage layered with blue, black and white paint by Bay Area artist M...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Wood, Paper, Oil

Assemblage #3 (Stamps, Glass Slide, and Gold Paint)
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Against a gold background, the artist has attached several objects, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Glass, Plastic, Wood, Paper, Oil

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama III - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama III - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on rice paper by Michael Pauker (American, 20th c). Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner in red pencil, "X - 40 (artist's signature) 2007." Mat Size: 10"H x 20"W Paper Size: 5.63"H x 14.38"W “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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Michael Pauker Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

"The Artist s Floor" - Abstract Assemblage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist assemblage with found objects typical of an artist's studio floor by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Applied paint brushes, caps and tubes of paint, a few letters, putty knife, with splashes of color on wood. Unsigned. From the collection of the artist's work. Unframed. Image size: 11.25"H x 25.75"W 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Wood, Oil

Untitled #56, Large Scale Contemporary Cubist Interior Abstract with Pink
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale contemporary cubist abstract interior scene, composed of pink and multicolor geometric shapes by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). The geometries are fr...
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2010s Cubist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Passport Abstraction
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting and collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Features black and white oil paint with clips of newspaper and stamps. From a co...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil, Paper

Garden of Eden, Surrealist Figurative Springtime Abstract with Flower
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay area figurative movement painting of the Archangel looking at Adam and Eve and the serpent standing near the Tree of Knowledge (Life), being expelled from the Garden of Eden; and...
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1970s Modern Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Studio Sweepings" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figurative Abstract Interior
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary large scale surreal figurative abstract interior scene by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled "Studio Sweepings" on verso. Signed "Michael Pauker"...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Oil, Linen

"Oesterreich II" Contemporary Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting and collage composition with stamps, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). With found object scraps of vintage ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects

A Winters Chill Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful Winter abstract expressionist oil painting illustrating small paint strokes of light blue over strokes of white and dark blue, with thin lines of red, orange, and yellow by...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Urban Geometric Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large scale geometric abstract by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Unsigned, but acquired as a part of collection of Pauker work. This painting could be installed horizontally or ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Assemblage with Cigar Box and the Letter P
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Against a yellow and black background, the artist has attached several objects, including plastic letters, cigar boxes, and glass slides. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of his work. Unframed. Image size: 20"H x 24"W 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Glass, Plastic, Paper, Oil, Found Objects

"Goodbye to All That" - Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary large-scale surreal figurative abstract depicting a Miro-esque red form at the focal point, surrounded by limb-like shapes, knives, and a looming blue face set in a drea...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Nikolausstaden", Abstract Mixed Media Collage with Watercolor Found Objects
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Mixed media found object collage with watercolor by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), 2008. This unique piece creates an abstract composition by layering stamps, ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Newsprint

Assemblage #5 (Ornithology Illustrations Glass Slide with Silver, Gold Paint)
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist found object assemblage on wood with highly expressive silver and gold paint by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Against the raw woodgrain, the artist has attached several objects, including paper fragments of ornithological illustrations of birds...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Glass, Plastic, Wood, Paper, Oil, Found Objects, Acrylic

Europa - The Abduction, Contemporary Figurative Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract impressionist symbolic painting representing the abduction of europa by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). This myt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Brainiac Silkscreen Abstract -- "Sesos" - Rauschenberg Style
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique silkscreen of Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957) "brainiac" series titled "Sesos" circa 2010. Upside down verbiage/script adds mystery to an already interesting piece. This piece is an artist's test, and is labeled "Trial Proof" and signed along the bottom edge. Piece was acquired with a collection of his work. Presented under plexiglass in light wood frame. Frame size: 43"H x 32.25"W Image size: 39"H x 29"W. Born in New York in 1957, Michael Pauker studied at the New York Suny Purchase school of art and design, was working in the style of Robert Rauschenberg and other New York School Abstract Expressionists. "Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines, a group of artworks which incorporated everyday objects as art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Paper, Ink

"Lusitania", Contemporary Abstract Painting with Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting with collage, featuring found object scraps of maps, old stamps, and papers with Asian characters on wood panel by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (Amer...
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2010s Assemblage Michael Pauker Art

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Wood, Paper, Oil, Mixed Media

"The Red Studio" - Surreal Figurative Interior Scene
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal large-scale figurative abstract depicting two nude female figures in a red interior space juxtaposed by a bearded man seated next to a sculptural bust of a man, with a white skeleton in the foreground by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled "The Red Studio...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama I - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama I - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on rice paper by Michael Pauker (American, 20th c). Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner in red pencil, "XXVII - 40 (artist's signature) 2007." Mat Size: 10"H x 20"W Paper Size: 5.63"H x 14.38"W “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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Michael Pauker Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Continental Drift, Contemporary Large Scale Abstract with Found Object Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Continental Drift, Contemporary Large Scale Abstract with Found Object Collage A gorgeous, substantial contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting/collage with bright blue and white background with red accents by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). A collection of various found-object vintage postal...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil, Paper

"Sacre Bleu", Red Blue Contemporary Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Blue and red two-toned contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). The left fourth of the canvas is dominated by a highly s...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Sui Generis Redux" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figurative Abstract w Face
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking contemporary large-scale surreal figurative abstract, with a head of a man floating in a blue, yellow, and white space by Bay Area Figurative artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled "Sui Generis...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

"The Cognoscenti", Contemporary Symbolist Figurative
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Cognoscenti", a large-scale contemporary charcoal on canvas figurative scene by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), 2008. A group of bearded men, whom the title ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Charcoal

"Telephone Doodles" Large Scale Contemporary Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A large-scale contemporary abstract geometric painting on canvas by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), 2011. Detailed geometric forms, resembling fantastical constru...
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2010s Post-War Michael Pauker Art

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Oil, Canvas

"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Splashes of gold paint are applied to a wood panel, with a few bits of burnt umber. Several objects - including a paint tube, cotton balls, and a miniature painting - are attached to the panel. Signed "Michael Pauker", titled "His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint", and dated "2017" on verso. There is a note from the artist that this is the top of a two-part piece, but the whereabouts of the bottom half are unknown. Unframed. Image size: 20"H x 24"W 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Cotton, Wood Panel

Red, Black and Blue Abstract Expressionism
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstract expressionist painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), circa 1977. Can be installed either vertically or horizontally. Unsigned. Purchased as ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Oil, Wood

Assemblage #1 (Porcelain, Glass Slide, and Tape)
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of his work. Unframed. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Oil, Porcelain, Glass, Wood, Tape

Artist s Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Two figures appear in a surreal, dreamy beac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude with Tree, Contemporary Figurative Interior Scene in Red Room
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A large-scale contemporary figurative interior scene depicting several nude figures, including a man reclining in a bed, in a red room with a tree by Bay...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Suspension
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting depicting an orange and yellow geometric canvas with subtle highlights of red and white by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Acq...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Suspension
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"Codicis Liber", Contemporary Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting and collage composition of stamps, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), 2009. Titled "Codicis Liber", which is...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Rahway III" Small Collage by Michael Pauker
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Small abstract paper collage in chalkboard black by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This piece is created from a few pieces of antique paper, assembled in an aesthetically pleasing ratio, with a stark contrast between codex marks on a black background. These are all numbered sequentially, into the thousands - Pauker created a series of these pieces over the course of a decade. Numbered and titled, "Rahway," on verso . Acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Presented in a new mat with foamcore backing. Paper size: 7.75"H x 4.75"W Mat size: 13"H x10"W “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...
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1990s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Paper, Ink, Printer s Ink

"Z.R." - Chine Colle Monoprint with Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"Z.R." - 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Calligraphy Abstract Panorama IV - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Calligraphy Abstract Panorama IV - Japanese Calligraphy on Rice Paper Landscape and Calligraphy on rice paper by Michael Pauker (American, 20th c). Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner in red pencil, "V - 40 (artist's signature) 2007." Mat Size: 10"H x 20"W Paper Size: 5.63"H x 14.38"W “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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Michael Pauker Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

"Artist s Dream V" Nude Painting Nudes, Surreal Figurative with Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist painting a figure, amongst several other figures in various poses in a dream-like beach setting by B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Nudes on the Beach, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract with Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape depicting a male nude laying on the beach next to his art pallet, a self portrait of the artist at work, with four more female and male nude...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

"A Disturbance in the Force" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figural Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking, large-scale contemporary surreal figurative abstract by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled "A Disturbance in the Force" on verso. Signed "Michael ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Large-Scale Cubist Earthtone Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary cubist abstract composition in warm neutral earth-tones including white, grey, black, and an earthy orange/tan by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), c.2000s. This versa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Michael Pauker Art

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Oil, Canvas

Contemporary Two-Part Abstract: Blue and Red
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning 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 co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Punctured Self Portrait abstract by Michael Pauker
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large vertical self portrait by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). A minimalist portrait of the artist is at the center of this piece, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Plastic, Acrylic, Pencil, Pins

"Grindelwald" Small Collage by Michael Pauker
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"Grindelwa" Small Collage by Michael Pauker Small abstract paper collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This piece is created from a few pieces of antique pa...
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1990s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

"No. 2192" 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

"No. 1741" 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

"No. 2169" 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

Artist s Dream - Nude Figure on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist dreaming on a beach with his palette, with a group of figures in the distance by Bay Area artist Mich...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Assemblage with Checkerboard on Canvas
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale abstract assemblage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of his work. Unframed. Circa 2010. Canvas size...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Polystyrene, Wood, Paper, Stretcher Bars

Hivatalo - Chine Colle Monoprint with Collage
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
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 colla...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Abstract Assemblage by Michael Pauker
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale abstracted assemblage/mixed media of the artist's materials and partially finished works by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

"Jerry" - Caricature Portrait Etching 1977
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"Jerry" - Caricature Portrait Etching A dual portrait in an illustrative, cartoon style by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Two men are portraye...
Category

1970s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Artist s Dream VI - Frolicking on the Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist as a nude figure on the beach in a dynamic pose by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Artist s Dream IV" Reclined Figure on Beach, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). The nude figure reclines in the fetal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"State 2B", Artist in the Studio Figural Etching, 1974
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A wonderful small-scale etching of an artist in the studio by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). The artist uses fine line work to highlight this finely detailed interior figural sc...
Category

1970s Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Brainiac VIII Abstract - Large Scale Abstract with Blue, White, Black
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale abstract with cyan, blue, & white brains layered on a black background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Au Debut dele Printemps" - "Early Spring" Surreal Figurative Tree Man
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal figurative abstract depicting a half man, half tree figure on a pedestal in a dream-like, abstracted white and blue space by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957...
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Artist s Dream III", Surreal Figurative w Self-Portrait Classical Sculpture
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist at work with his palette, beside a classical sculpture bust with column by Bay Area artist Michael P...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue and Orange Shapes on a Black Field
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful 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

Canvas, Oil

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