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Jessica Rice Art

Belgian, 1941-2016

Antwerp, Belgium-born artist Jessica Rice was raised in Africa, and after becoming enamored with the folk art around her, taught herself to paint and sold her work locally. An exhibition of Rice’s paintings in Bukava, Kivu, helped establish her not only as an artist worthy of collecting but introduced her rich Cubist-nativist–style works to the art world. 

Rice moved to San Francisco in 1959. There she enrolled in the San Francisco Academy of Art. Following her graduation in 1964, Rice worked in commercial art in San Francisco and New York and created oil paintings in her free time. By the early 1970s, she moved to Los Angeles and began painting full-time.

Rice traveled part of each year to her seaside studio in Mexico where she produced many of her Fauvist-Cubist works. Working with oil paints and a palette knife, Rice produced colorful and profoundly expressive landscapes, beach scenes, depictions of Mexico’s street vendors and more. She passed away after a battle with cancer in 2016 in Mazatlán, Mexico. 

Whether it’s her portraits, landscapes or figurative paintings, Rice's work commands attention and attracts high prices at auctions. 

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Artist: Jessica Rice
Faces at the Beach, Large Art Deco Painting by Jessica Rice
Faces at the Beach, Large Art Deco Painting by Jessica Rice

Faces at the Beach, Large Art Deco Painting by Jessica Rice

By Jessica Rice

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jessica Rice, Belgian (1941 - ) Title: Faces at the Beach Year: 1988 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size 48 x 72 in. (121.92 x 182.88 cm) Frame Size: 53 in. x 77 in. (1...

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1980s Contemporary Jessica Rice Art

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Acrylic Painting on Canvas of Two Parrots in the Rain

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Bathers, Large Cubist Oil Painting by Jessica Rice
Bathers, Large Cubist Oil Painting by Jessica Rice

Bathers, Large Cubist Oil Painting by Jessica Rice

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An oil painting by Jessica Rice from 1985. A cubist scene of figures on a tropical beach. Framed in silver wood frame. Artist: Jessica Rice Title: Bathers Year: 1985 Medium: Oil ...

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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Art

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Couple with Bouquet, 1985, Large Art Deco Oil Painting by Jessica Rice
Couple with Bouquet, 1985, Large Art Deco Oil Painting by Jessica Rice

Couple with Bouquet, 1985, Large Art Deco Oil Painting by Jessica Rice

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Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jessica Rice, Belgian (1941 - 2016) Title: Couple with Bouquet Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 70 x 48 inches Frame Size: 74 x 51 inches

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1980s Cubist Jessica Rice Art

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Jessica Rice art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Jessica Rice art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Jessica Rice in paint, oil paint, mixed media and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Jessica Rice art, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Benjamin G. Benno, Maurice Green, and Fernando Fernandez. Jessica Rice art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $6,950 and tops out at $50,000, while the average work can sell for $37,500.

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