Paul Jenkins

(American, 1923–2012)

Paul Jenkins was an American abstract artist and member of the New York School. Jenkins’s innovative practice was characterized by his choice to avoid the paintbrush altogether, instead allowing pigment to pool, bloom, or roll across the surface of his canvases, guiding the paint with a knife to create fluid fields of color, as seen his work Phenomena Anderson (1972). “With the smooth organic surface of the ivory, I could use great pressure against the sensitive tooth of the canvas,” the artist said of his process. Born William Paul Jenkins on July 12, 1923 in Kansas City, MO, Jenkins worked at a ceramics factory in his youth, an experience that heavily influenced his tactile methods of painting. He studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and the Art Students League in New York with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. A close friend of Mark Rothko, Jenkins remained tied to the city even during his move to Paris during the 1950s. The painter died on June 9, 2012 in New York, NY at the age of 88. Today, his works are included in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others.

Paul Jenkins Artworks

Paul Jenkins (3,889 results)
Phenomena sun shade, 1985–1985

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena sun shade, 1985–1985

Sale Date: November 5, 2002

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Phenomena yellow gold trace, 1967–1967

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena yellow gold trace, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 5, 2002

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Phenomena man entering doorway, 1984–1984

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena man entering doorway, 1984–1984

Sale Date: October 31, 2002

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Phenomena somnambule, 1961–1961

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena somnambule, 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 1, 2002

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Phenomena as far as eye can see, 1965–1965

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena as far as eye can see, 1965–1965

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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Phenomena Imperial Domain, 1974–1974

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena Imperial Domain, 1974–1974

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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Interior drift, 1957–1957

Paul Jenkins

Interior drift, 1957–1957

Sale Date: July 4, 2002

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Phenomena vignelaure rouge, 1984–1984

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena vignelaure rouge, 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 30, 2002

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Phenomena off the sights, 1965–1965

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena off the sights, 1965–1965

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Composition, 1958–1958

Paul Jenkins

Composition, 1958–1958

Sale Date: June 5, 2002

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Ohne Titel

Paul Jenkins

Ohne Titel

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Phenomena alter Course, 1965–1965

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena alter Course, 1965–1965

Sale Date: June 5, 2002

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Ohne Titel

Paul Jenkins

Ohne Titel

Sale Date: May 29, 2002

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Phenomena from the westerly winds

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena from the westerly winds

Sale Date: May 28, 2002

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Phenomena bearing with the spell, 1988–1988

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena bearing with the spell, 1988–1988

Sale Date: May 28, 2002

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Phenomena Tibetan terrain, 1975–1975

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena Tibetan terrain, 1975–1975

Sale Date: May 23, 2002

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Phenomena study, 1968–1968

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena study, 1968–1968

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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Phenomena Initiation Saint Paul, 1990–1990

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena Initiation Saint Paul, 1990–1990

Sale Date: May 6, 2002

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Phenomena prison wild fire, 1986–1986

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena prison wild fire, 1986–1986

Sale Date: April 28, 2002

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Phenomena Chalice Sounds, 1986–1986

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Phenomena Chalice Sounds, 1986–1986

Sale Date: April 28, 2002

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Eyes of the dove - our watchman, 1958–1958

Paul Jenkins

Eyes of the dove - our watchman, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 27, 2002

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Untitled

Paul Jenkins

Untitled

Sale Date: April 27, 2002

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Phenomena split, 1964–1964

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena split, 1964–1964

Sale Date: April 23, 2002

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Phenomena - prevailing winds, 1993–1993

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena - prevailing winds, 1993–1993

Sale Date: April 19, 2002

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