A warm, modern landscape serigraph by Paul Balmer (South African/American, b.1964), this signed limited-edition screenprint (179/350) captures an autumn woodland path edging calm water, rendered in layered ochres, umbers, and misty grays. Collectible contemporary printmaking with strong décor appeal for gallery walls, cabins, and nature-forward interiors.
This limited-edition serigraph presents a quiet fall woodland: slender trunks and airy branches frame a pale, mist-softened distance, while a curving path (or narrow shoreline track) guides the eye into the open center. Balmer’s image language—confident black-brown linework over flat, carefully registered color areas—creates depth through contrast: dense leaf-carpet foregrounds against a luminous negative-space “clearing” in the middle ground. The palette leans copper, sienna, and espresso with cool gray haze, giving the scene a late-autumn stillness that feels both representational and gently stylized.
As a serigraph (screenprint), the look is built by successive screens laying discrete color passes; you can see how the crisp contours of the trees sit atop mottled foliage textures and softly graded background tones. The sheet is pencil-signed “Balmer” at lower right and numbered 179/350 at lower left, consistent with artist-authorized limited editions.
Paul Balmer (commonly listed b.1964; some sources vary by a year) is a South African-born contemporary artist known for evocative landscapes and still lifes that merge observed reality with a personal, interpretive sense of atmosphere and structure. Born and raised in South Africa, he moved to Australia at 17, studying fine art in Sydney and training in graphic design—an education that helps explain the clarity of his compositions and the confident simplification of forms seen in both paintings and prints.
After university, Balmer worked in illustration and advertising in Australia and the United States before leaving commercial art to pursue painting full-time, including a formative period living and traveling in Europe (England, Italy, France are frequently referenced in artist materials). He has described his 1999 move to New York as a turning point, and his practice is often characterized by building surfaces through layered application and subtraction—creating richly textured, memory-laden fields that emphasize mood, time, and place.
Balmer exhibits internationally through galleries and venues in the U.S. and Europe; his work is presented by established galleries (including Caldwell Snyder) and appears in a broad collector market that includes auction sales records. He continues to be associated with landscape painting that prioritizes “feeling” and visceral recognition—images that read as familiar locations while remaining psychologically open and interpretive.
Paul Balmer (South African/American, b.1964)
“Autumn Path” (attributed), serigraph/screenprint on paper, 11 × 14 in.
Pencil signed lower right “Balmer”; numbered lower left 179/350.
Condition: visually strong; examine margins for handling marks; unframed.
Artist: Paul Balmer (South African/American, b.1964)
Work: “Autumn Path” (attributed title for inventory purposes)
Medium: Serigraph (screenprint) on paper
Size: 11 × 14 inches (sheet)
Edition: 179/350 (pencil numbered)
Signature: Pencil signed “Balmer” (lower right)
Authentication basis: Physical artist signature and edition numbering consistent with limited-edition screenprints documented in the artist’s market record and gallery materials.
Mitch Morse Gallery (New York, NY) — acquired through Mitch Morse’s NYC operations and European sourcing — to Artfind Gallery, Washington DC (current owner). (Per your standing collection note: all works acquired from Mitch Morse Gallery unless otherwise stated.)
A warm, modern landscape serigraph by Paul Balmer (South African/American, b.1964), this signed limited-edition screenprint (179/350) captures an autumn woodland path edging calm water, rendered in layered ochres, umbers, and misty grays. Collectible contemporary printmaking with strong décor appeal for gallery walls, cabins, and nature-forward interiors.
This limited-edition serigraph presents a quiet fall woodland: slender trunks and airy branches frame a pale, mist-softened distance, while a curving path (or narrow shoreline track) guides the eye into the open center. Balmer’s image language—confident black-brown linework over flat, carefully registered color areas—creates depth through contrast: dense leaf-carpet foregrounds against a luminous negative-space “clearing” in the middle ground. The palette leans copper, sienna, and espresso with cool gray haze, giving the scene a late-autumn stillness that feels both representational and gently stylized.
As a serigraph (screenprint), the look is built by successive screens laying discrete color passes; you can see how the crisp contours of the trees sit atop mottled foliage textures and softly graded background tones. The sheet is pencil-signed “Balmer” at lower right and numbered 179/350 at lower left, consistent with artist-authorized limited editions.
Paul Balmer (commonly listed b.1964; some sources vary by a year) is a South African-born contemporary artist known for evocative landscapes and still lifes that merge observed reality with a personal, interpretive sense of atmosphere and structure. Born and raised in South Africa, he moved to Australia at 17, studying fine art in Sydney and training in graphic design—an education that helps explain the clarity of his compositions and the confident simplification of forms seen in both paintings and prints.
After university, Balmer worked in illustration and advertising in Australia and the United States before leaving commercial art to pursue painting full-time, including a formative period living and traveling in Europe (England, Italy, France are frequently referenced in artist materials). He has described his 1999 move to New York as a turning point, and his practice is often characterized by building surfaces through layered application and subtraction—creating richly textured, memory-laden fields that emphasize mood, time, and place.
Balmer exhibits internationally through galleries and venues in the U.S. and Europe; his work is presented by established galleries (including Caldwell Snyder) and appears in a broad collector market that includes auction sales records. He continues to be associated with landscape painting that prioritizes “feeling” and visceral recognition—images that read as familiar locations while remaining psychologically open and interpretive.
Paul Balmer (South African/American, b.1964)
“Autumn Path” (attributed), serigraph/screenprint on paper, 11 × 14 in.
Pencil signed lower right “Balmer”; numbered lower left 179/350.
Condition: visually strong; examine margins for handling marks; unframed.
Artist: Paul Balmer (South African/American, b.1964)
Work: “Autumn Path” (attributed title for inventory purposes)
Medium: Serigraph (screenprint) on paper
Size: 11 × 14 inches (sheet)
Edition: 179/350 (pencil numbered)
Signature: Pencil signed “Balmer” (lower right)
Authentication basis: Physical artist signature and edition numbering consistent with limited-edition screenprints documented in the artist’s market record and gallery materials.
Mitch Morse Gallery (New York, NY) — acquired through Mitch Morse’s NYC operations and European sourcing — to Artfind Gallery, Washington DC (current owner). (Per your standing collection note: all works acquired from Mitch Morse Gallery unless otherwise stated.)
