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2003 · Pastel on colored paper
Museum of Modern Art
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Paul Resika
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6
Works in Collection
10
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Paul Resika paints figures and landscapes in oil, working from direct observation to develop a distinctive approach to color and form that bridges abstraction and representation. His practice belongs to the postwar tradition of painters who rejected both pure abstraction and academic figuration in favor of intuitive engagement with visible phenomena. Based in the United States, Resika has sustained this approach across decades, prioritizing perceptual immediacy over ideological adherence.
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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