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Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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of abstract and figurative paintings, landscapes, sculptures, prints and collages constructed with scraps of aging historical documents, watercolor paints and found objects.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
Dracaena, Botanical Garden Plant Still-Life
By Michael Pauker
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Fun and expressive botanical still-life painting of a Dracaena plant in front of a window by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), 1976. The bright green leaves are depi...
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1970s Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Black and White Abstract Cityscape
By Michael Pauker
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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 ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Horizontal Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold multi-color abstract expressionist oil painting illustrating vivid colors of gold, magenta, teal and yellows by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This high octane colorful hor...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Artist's Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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"Artist's Dream IV" Reclined Figure on Beach, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Artist's Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
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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 Landscape Paintings

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Contemporary Abstract Colorfield Landscape in Cream & Green
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking contemporary two-toned colorfield abstract by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). A large neutral textured section in cream sits atop a wavy abstraction in...
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Artist's Dream VIII - Waking Up, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait on Beach
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Contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). The reclining nude male...
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"Artist's Dream V" Nude Painting Nudes, Surreal Figurative with Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
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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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"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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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 Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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