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Michael Pauker Figurative Prints

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of abstract and figurative paintings, landscapes, sculptures, prints and collages constructed with scraps of aging historical documents, watercolor paints and found objects.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
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 Figurative Prints

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"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...
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1970s Contemporary Michael Pauker Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching

"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...
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1970s Contemporary Michael Pauker Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching

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