Michael Pauker Art

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...

Contemporary miniature paper collage by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled, signed, and dated on verso of piece. Titled and dated on verso of mounting board. Acquired with a ...

A unique contemporary abstract expressionist painting with collaged found object elements, including a torn page from Robinson Crusoe, vintage stamps, and old letters by Bay Area art...

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...

Contemporary large-scale abstract assemblage oil painting with various paint brushes, paint tube, and other found objects affixed to the surface of the canvas with a brown and black ...

A contemporary take on The Temptation of St. Anthony, a subject often depicted in a surreal style bordering on the bizarre by masters from the Renaissance to Mid-Century Modernism, by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled "The Temptation of St. Anthony" on verso. Signed "Michael Pauker" and dated 2007 on verso. Acquired with a collection of his work. Canvas size: 67"H x 54"W. Notable versions of The Temptation of St. Anthony include: Saint Anthony Abbot Tempted by a Heap of Gold - Sienese, 15th-century The Temptation of St Anthony - a widely-circulated engraving by Martin Schongauer The Temptation of Saint Anthony...

Contemporary surreal figurative oil painting featuring the faces of four men floating in the lower register of a black space Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsign...

"My Sick Conscience vs. Yours", a large-scale contemporary figurative abstract featuring several figures and faces in the foreground against a backdrop patterned with linear green faces on red by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), c. 2000s. Signed "Michael Paulker...

A lovely miniature contemporary abstract paper collage by Bay Area Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled, signed, and dated on verso of piece. Titled, numbered (#101), and dated...

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. ...

Contemporary abstract expressionist mixed media piece featuring found object collage layered with blue, black and white paint by Bay Area artist M...

Found object paper collage by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of his work. Numbered on verso. Presented "floating" in a new double ma...

Contemporary abstract impressionist symbolic painting representing the abduction of europa by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). This myt...

Beautiful teal and lavender toned abstract expressionist painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Hues of blue and green take up most of the canvas, with light ...

Subdued contemporary abstract oil painting on wood by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), c.2000s. The upper two thirds of this composition is a soft, textural impasto abstraction in warm, neutral tones created with wide, flowing brushstrokes. The lower third contrasts sharply in color as well as texture, as dark brown earth-tones are punctuated with small red accents. This versatile piece can be hung vertically or horizontally. Titled "Les Danseuses...

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, "Codex Asien," 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...

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...

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 ...

Abstract etching with layers of indecipherable text by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Tan block in the center of the piece is an applied piece of paper. This piece is an artist'...

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 ...

Bold patterned abstract by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Several pieces of paper and stamps affixed to canvas. Titled on stretcher bar. Unsigned, but was acquire...

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...

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...

Contemporary abstract miniature paper collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled, signed, and dated on verso of piece. Titled and dated on verso of mountin...

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...

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 ...

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, ...

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...

Striking abstract colorfield oil painting on wood panel by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This uniquely textured two-toned abstract is divided into color-fields of super vivid a...

"Selfie in Hell", a large-scale figurative abstract evoking the style of Basquiat, where many faces and figures are layered in the chaotic space that is Paulker's hell, by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Signed "Michael Paulker...

Harmonious large-scale abstract with teal linear patterns dancing across a textured grey background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Can be oriented vertically o...

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...

Bright and bold abstract in heavy textured impasto with alphabetical letters scattered across the composition in brightly colored shapes by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, ...