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of abstract and figurative paintings, landscapes, sculptures, prints and collages constructed with scraps of aging historical documents, watercolor paints and found objects.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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"State 2B", Artist in the Studio Figural Etching, 1974
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
A wonderful small-scale etching of an artist in the studio by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). The artist uses fine line work to highlight this finely detailed interior figural sc...
Paper, Ink, Etching
"Jerry" - Caricature Portrait Etching 1977
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"Jerry" - Caricature Portrait Etching A dual portrait in an illustrative, cartoon style by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Two men are portraye...
Paper, Ink, Etching
$3,523
H 34.26 in W 40.56 in D 1.58 in
Daniel Hernández Morillo Period Colored Framed Etching
Located in Roma, IT
Daniel Hernández Morillo Period Colored Framed Etching Beautiful 19th-century colour etching Blechinger and Leykauf Vienna Printers. The image shows a painting entitled ‘Mélodie d'Am...
Paper, Wood, Etching
$352
H 28.75 in W 21.07 in D 0.08 in
The Lovers - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
The Lovers is an etching and aquatint realized by Franco Gentilini (Italian Painter, 1909-1981) in the 1970s. From the serie "The Tarots" Dry stamp by Il Cigno Stamperia d’Arte. H...
Etching, Aquatint
$3,757
H 10.99 in W 9.49 in
Jonas Wood, Bball Studio - Etching incl. Book and Bag, 2019, Signed Print
By Jonas Wood
Located in Hamburg, DE
Jonas Wood, Bball Studio from 2019 depicts the studio that Wood rented from Ed Ruscha from 2007-2017. This limited edition encompasses an etching in a cardboard case, a hardback edit...
Etching
$595
H 32 in W 21.5 in
Backlighting Etching, Contemporary Style, Signed, Edition of 50, 1990s
By Paolo Ciampini
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Backlighting" was issued in an edition of 50. Paolo Ciampini was born in Montopoli in Val d'Arno in 1941. After graduating from the Art Institute of Cascina (Pisa) in 1962, he com...
Etching
$950
H 21.5 in W 16 in
Jewish Shtetl Shabbat Candles Russian Judaica Etching w Hand Watercolor Painting
By Eugene Abeshaus
Located in Surfside, FL
EUGENE ABESHAUS Leningrad, Russia, (1939-2008) Hand-Colored, with watercolor painting, Etching hand signed in pencil in English and Hebrew Numbered 47/110 Framed 21.5 x 16. image 13.5 x 9 Eugene Abeshaus (also spelled Evgeny Abezgauz, Евгений Абезгауз in Russian; 1939–2008) was a Jewish artist who worked in Russia (then USSR) and Israel. Born in Leningrad to a typical intelligentsia family, Abeshaus was educated as an electrical engineer but soon abandoned this career and enrolled in the Mukhina School for Applied Art. By the time of his graduation from the famous “Mukha” (Fly in Russian), he had already developed a critical stance towards the official Soviet art dominated by the Communist ideology and began exhibiting at semi-underground exhibitions. This was culminated by his taking part in a famous 1975 exhibition at the Nevsky Palace of Culture. Abeshaus was fired from his job and censured by the official press – which however admitted his "artistic taste, a good sense of color and form". Soon afterwards, Abeshaus set up, together with several Jewish artists, the Alef Group and became its leader. The group’s first exhibition in November 1975 was held at Abeshauses’ small apartment. According to the Alef Manifesto written by Alek Rapoport, “We are trying to conquer the influence of small-town Jewish art and find sources for our work in deeper, wiser, and more spiritual European culture, and from it build a bridge to today and tomorrow". He was part of a generation of Russian, mostly Jewish artist's that included Oskar Rabin, Evgeny Rukhin...
Watercolor, Etching, Paper
The Egyptian Book
By Lucian Freud
Located in New York, NY
Lucian Freud The Egyptian Book 1994 Etching on T.H.S. Saunders paper 18 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches; 46 x 43 cm Edition of 40 Initialed and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Published by Matthew Marks...
Etching
The Tree at Villa - Etching by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Tree at Villa is an artwork realized by the Contemporary Italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017) in the 1970s. Black and white etching on paper. Hand Signed on the lower righ...
Etching
Interiors IV: Hotel Paradise Cafe
By Peter Milton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Peter Milton (American, 1930-) Title: Interiors IV: Hotel Paradise Café Year: 1987 Medium: Resist-ground etching and engraving on copper Paper: BFK Rives Image size: 23.5 x ...
Paper, Etching
$352
H 28.75 in W 21.07 in D 0.08 in
The Emperor - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
The Emperor is an etching and aquatint realized by Franco Gentilini (Italian Painter, 1909-1981) in the 1970s. From the serie "The Tarots" Dry stamp by Il Cigno Stamperia d’Arte. ...
Etching, Aquatint
At the Same Time - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
At the same time is an artwork realized by Leo Guida, in the 1970s. Etching on paper. Titled on the lower. Good conditions.
Etching
$267
H 5.12 in W 3.94 in
Overture 1 BY CLARE GROSSMAN, Figurative Art, Solar Etching, Contemporary Print
By Clare Grossman
Located in Deddington, GB
Clare Grossman Overture 1 Limited edition of 70 solar plate etchings hand printed by the artist on 300gsm Somerset paper. Actual image/plate size 13x10cm. One example from a portfoli...
Etching, Paper
$293
H 29.93 in W 22.64 in D 0.4 in
Interior of the Church of Saint Francis in Bolzano-Etching by Paola Grott-1990s
By Paola Grott
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized in 1990s. Hand signed, numbered and titled. Edition of 30. Very good condition.
Etching