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of abstract and figurative paintings, landscapes, sculptures, prints and collages constructed with scraps of aging historical documents, watercolor paints and found objects.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

Michael PaukerArtist's Dream VI - Frolicking on the Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait, c.2000s

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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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Oil, Canvas

Michael PaukerArtist's Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait, c.2000s

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Artist's Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

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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Canvas, Oil

Michael PaukerMulti-Color Abstract Expressionist Horizontal Landscape, c.1990s

$1,650

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

Michael PaukerJungle Panorama, Contemporary Expressionist Horizontal Landscape with Trees, c.1990s

$1,150

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

Michael PaukerContemporary Abstract Colorfield Landscape in Cream & Green, 21st Century

$3,150

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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21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Michael PaukerDracaena, Botanical Garden Plant Still-Life, 1976

$950

Dracaena, Botanical Garden Plant Still-Life

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

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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Canvas, Oil

Michael PaukerBlack and White Abstract Cityscape, 2008

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Black and White Abstract Cityscape

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

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 Post-War Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Michael Pauker"Artist's Dream V" Nude Painting Nudes, Surreal Figurative with Self-Portrait, c.2000s

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"Artist's Dream V" Nude Painting Nudes, Surreal Figurative with Self-Portrait

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

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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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Michael Pauker"Artist's Dream IV" Reclined Figure on Beach, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait, c.2000s

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"Artist's Dream IV" Reclined Figure on Beach, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

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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Canvas, Oil

Michael PaukerArtist's Dream - Nude Figure on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait, c.2000s

$3,350

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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Canvas, Oil

Michael PaukerArtist's Dream VIII - Waking Up, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait on Beach, c.2000s

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Artist's Dream VIII - Waking Up, Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait on Beach

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

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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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Michael Pauker"Artist's Dream III", Surreal Figurative w Self-Portrait & Classical Sculpture, c.2000s

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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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Canvas, Oil

Michael PaukerArtist's Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait, c.2000s

$3,650

Artist's Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

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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Canvas, Oil

Eleanor WoolleySt Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach, 2024

$206

H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 0.79 in

St Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach

By Eleanor Woolley

Located in Deddington, GB

St Ives Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, St Ives Shadows is inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs...

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2010s Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Shizico YiMidnight Jasmine-Original Oil with Gold Leaf-British Awarded Artist-Expression, 2024

$1,222

H 19.49 in W 15.36 in D 0.52 in

Midnight Jasmine-Original Oil with Gold Leaf-British Awarded Artist-Expression

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This painting is a part of the Summer Bloom Series. Night Bloom Jasmine, commonly known as Lady of the Night, has the sweetest scent and attracts moths and bats in the wild, though i...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Romina MilanoWheat and Poppies, Botanic Drawing, Expressionist Gestures, Watercolor Paper, 2025

$790

H 40 in W 28 in

Wheat and Poppies, Botanic Drawing, Expressionist Gestures, Watercolor Paper

By Romina Milano

Located in Barcelona, ES

This expressionist botanical drawing on paper captures the raw vitality of country wildflowers through fresh, vigorous gestures. Milano's drawings abandon precise realism in favor of...

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2010s Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Wax Crayon, Acrylic

Brooks KellyVintage Framed American Modernist Surreal Beach Scene Fauvist Oil Painting, 1960

$475

H 13 in W 17 in D 2 in

Vintage Framed American Modernist Surreal Beach Scene Fauvist Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American modernist beach scene oil painting by Brooks Kelly (1935 - 2012). Framed. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.

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1960s Modern Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Angela WakefieldAbstract Musician in Practice Room Original Painting by Contemporary Artist, 1999

$34,337

H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

Abstract Musician in Practice Room Original Painting by Contemporary Artist

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Abstract Musician in Practice Room Original Painting by Contemporary Artist An extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist, ...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...

Jennifer L. BakerBring Me To Life - Vibrant green abstract landscape painting, 2026

$999

H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in

Bring Me To Life - Vibrant green abstract landscape painting

By Jennifer L. Baker

Located in Silverthorne, CO

This captivating contemporary oil on canvas is an evocative exploration of light and organic form. Utilizing a luminous palette of forest greens, emerald, and sky blue, the artist cr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Romina MilanoVivid Lush Leaves Sketch, Botanic Drawing, Expressionist Style, Watercolor Paper, 2025

$790

H 40 in W 28 in

Vivid Lush Leaves Sketch, Botanic Drawing, Expressionist Style, Watercolor Paper

By Romina Milano

Located in Barcelona, ES

This expressionist botanical drawing on paper captures the raw vitality of exotic flowers through fresh, vigorous gestures. Milano's drawings abandon precise realism in favor of emot...

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2010s Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Wax Crayon, Acrylic

Lilya VolskayaPeony Paradise" is an interior painting by Volskaya Lilia., 2025

$1,866Sale Price|20% Off

H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in

Peony Paradise" is an interior painting by Volskaya Lilia.

By Lilya Volskaya

Located in Zofingen, AG

shipped in roll Peony Paradise" is an interior painting by Volskaya Lilia. The painting is executed in light, bright colors. The luxurious peonies are strategically placed at the e...

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2010s Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Jan MatulkaAntique Modernist Coastal Seascape Framed Fauvist Large Signed Painting, 1920

$2,475

H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in

Antique Modernist Coastal Seascape Framed Fauvist Large Signed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique modernist landscape painting by Jan Matulka (1890 - 1972). Watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring 24 by 28 inches overall and 15.5 by 19.5 painting alone.

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1920s Modern Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Joachim Probst (1913 - 1980) Antique American Abstract Expressionist Thick Impasto Framed Oil Painting, 1971

$495

H 18 in W 18 in D 2 in

Antique American Abstract Expressionist Thick Impasto Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American abstract oil painting by Joachim Probst (1913 - 1980). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 18 by 18 inches overall and 17 by 17 painting alone.

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1970s Abstract Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Natalia RomanPink Geometric Altar Diptych, Surreal Landscape, Modern Monument Architecture, 2022

$670

H 28 in W 40 in

Pink Geometric Altar Diptych, Surreal Landscape, Modern Monument Architecture

By Natalia Roman

Located in Barcelona, ES

These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...

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2010s Color-Field Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Lilya Volskaya"Honey and tar" abstract interior painting by Volskya Lily., 2025

$233

H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.2 in

"Honey and tar" abstract interior painting by Volskya Lily.

By Lilya Volskaya

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Honey and tar" abstract interior painting by Volskya Lilya. The size of the painting is 30x20cm, canvas on cardboard. The painting was made with the help of a structural paste of va...

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2010s Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

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Michael PaukerModern Urban Industrial Cubist Abstract Cityscape in Neutrals with Red, 21st Century

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H 48 in W 30 in D 1 in

Modern Urban Industrial Cubist Abstract Cityscape in Neutrals with Red

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Large-scale contemporary cubist abstract evoking an abstracted cityscape, with neutral geometric and linear forms punctuated by seven red accents, by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (...

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Michael PaukerAbstract Landscape

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H 26 in W 20 in D 2 in

Abstract Landscape

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful blue, yellow and green abstract expressionist landscape painting depicting a yellow barn surrounded by blue skies and green grass by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (America...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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