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Jessica Rice Abstract Paintings

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
La Plage
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered original painting by one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avante-Garde painting, Jessica Rice (1941-2016.) La Plage, is an...
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La Cite'
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An exceptional early cubist cityscape by one of the masters of Belgian Avant Garde painting, Jessica Rice. "La Cité", is an original oil on canvas, signed,...
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"l'Homme d'Industrie #2"
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Jessica Rice abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Jessica Rice abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of abstract paintings 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 oil paint, paint and more. Not every interior allows for large Jessica Rice abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Robert Marc, Miriam Bromberg, and Dave Fox. Jessica Rice abstract paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $28,500 and tops out at $50,000, while the average work can sell for $35,000.

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