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Jack Balas Paintings

Jack Balas is an artist whose work primarily includes painting, drawing and photography; occasionally cross-pollinated with writing and other media. After earning his BFA and MFA in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, Balas moved from the Chicago area to Los Angeles, where he worked as a cross-country art shipper, driving between Los Angeles and New York on a route that regularly took him through the western landscapes that have come to define much of his work. Eventually moving away from sculpture entirely, Balas began producing paintings of athletic young men, annotated and layered with numbers, illustrations, personal anecdotes, and other disparate elements that offer a depiction of idealized masculinity in America through the lens of Balas's personal experiences; as well as a contemporary counterpoint to the art-historical archetype of the female nude. A 1995 recipient of an Individual Fellowship in Painting from the National Endowment for the Arts, Balas is now represented in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Denver Art Museum, Colorado; the Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona; the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Iowa; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California; the 21c Museum, Louisville, Kentucky; the Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico; and the Usiminas Cultural Institute, Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil; among others. Balas currently divides his time between Denver and Tucson.

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Artist: Jack Balas
The New Colossus, Still (#2248)

The New Colossus, Still (#2248)

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

The New Colossus, Still (#2248) 2023 Signed, titled, and dated, verso India ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper 30 x 22 inches This painting by ...

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2010s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Some Days (#2269)

Some Days (#2269)

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

Some Days (#2269) 2022 Signed, titled, and dated, verso Oil and enamel on canvas 46 x 42 inches This painting by Jack Balas is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

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2010s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

Materials

Enamel

The Wall (La Pared), Nogales (No Puedo Decir Esto) (#1588)

The Wall (La Pared), Nogales (No Puedo Decir Esto) (#1588)

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

Oil, enamel, and ink on canvas Signed in black, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Inscriptions read: THE WALL, NOGALES In Nogales, I walk across...

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2010s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

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Enamel

Getty, Get Ready (#1219)

Getty, Get Ready (#1219)

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

This watercolor painting by Jack Balas is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Getty, Get Ready (#1219) 2015 Signed, titled, and dated, verso Watercolor on paper 15 x 22 inches

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2010s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

O Canada (#1680)

O Canada (#1680)

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

This painting by Jack Balas is offered by CLAMP in New York City. O Canada (#1680) 2018 Signed, titled, and dated, verso Oil and enamel on canvas 60 x 48 inches $13,750

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2010s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

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Enamel

Some Guy's Decals

Some Guy's Decals

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

Some Guy’s Decals (#2367) 2022 Signed, titled, and dated, verso India ink and acrylic on paper 22 x 30 inches This painting by Jack Balas is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

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2010s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Home at Last

Home at Last

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

Home at Last (#1025) 2023 Signed, titled, and dated, verso Oil, enamel, and acrylic on canvas 56 x 52 inches This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

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2010s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

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Enamel

Sleeve (#146)

Sleeve (#146)

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

Sleeve (#146) 2006 Signed, titled, and dated, verso Oil and enamel on canvas 48 x 56 inches This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

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Early 2000s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Waiting for Instructions, Plinth (#400)

Waiting for Instructions, Plinth (#400)

By Jack Balas

Located in New York, NY

This is a painting of a group of men standing around on a beach waiting for instructions. Waiting for Instructions, Plinth (#400) 2008 Signed, l.r. Oil, enamel, and ink on canvas ...

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2010s Contemporary Jack Balas Paintings

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Enamel

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Checkered Passed (Tied) (#1574)

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Jack Balas paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Jack Balas paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Jack Balas in paint, enamel, metal and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Jack Balas paintings, so small editions measuring 22 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jennifer Lowe, David Crismon, and Jackie Gordon. Jack Balas paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,310 and tops out at $21,960, while the average work can sell for $3,715.