Stephen Pace (December 12, 1918 – September 23, 2010) was an American painter best known for his work as an Abstract expressionist and for his figurative art.
His parents, who had owned a farm and grocery store, moved to New Harmony, Indiana, when Pace was in his teens.
He was injured while serving in Europe, and met Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso after being hospitalized in Paris.
Time he spent in Pennsylvania and Maine led Pace to create representational pieces depicting outdoor scenes, such as lobstermen and of his wife while she was gardening, as well as interiors and nudes done in his studio.
[2] Though his work often appeared to have been painted very quickly, Pace was often able to make subtle corrections, saying of himself that "You might call me a fake Zen painter".