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 tidal light, 1979–1979

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena tidal light, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 13, 2001

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Phenomena antler leap, 1969–1969

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena antler leap, 1969–1969

Sale Date: November 13, 2001

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Phenomena storm warnings, 1978–1978

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena storm warnings, 1978–1978

Sale Date: November 8, 2001

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Bacarat, 1956–1956

Paul Jenkins

Bacarat, 1956–1956

Sale Date: October 24, 2001

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Phenomena vigne Laure Rouge, 1984–1984

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena vigne Laure Rouge, 1984–1984

Sale Date: October 21, 2001

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Phenomena heated ground, 1978–1978

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena heated ground, 1978–1978

Sale Date: September 21, 2001

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Phenomena a mask for Adonis, 1987–1987

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena a mask for Adonis, 1987–1987

Sale Date: August 2, 2001

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Composition

Paul Jenkins

Composition

Sale Date: June 21, 2001

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Phenomena lost + found, 1991–1991

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena lost + found, 1991–1991

Sale Date: May 31, 2001

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Farbkomposition

Paul Jenkins

Farbkomposition

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Ohne Titel

Paul Jenkins

Ohne Titel

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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Phenomena heaven heaven heaven, 1965–1965

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena heaven heaven heaven, 1965–1965

Sale Date: May 18, 2001

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Phenomenon seventh undertow, 1971–1971

Paul Jenkins

Phenomenon seventh undertow, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 15, 2001

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Ohne Titel

Paul Jenkins

Ohne Titel

Sale Date: May 10, 2001

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End of February, 1959–1959

Paul Jenkins

End of February, 1959–1959

Sale Date: April 28, 2001

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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 28, 2001

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Untitled

Paul Jenkins

Untitled

Sale Date: April 28, 2001

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Flare, 1969–1969

Paul Jenkins

Flare, 1969–1969

Sale Date: March 8, 2001

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Abstract composition, 1969–1969

Paul Jenkins

Abstract composition, 1969–1969

Sale Date: March 8, 2001

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Phénomena

Paul Jenkins

Phénomena

Sale Date: January 29, 2001

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Phenomena Winstoni signal, 1975–1975

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena Winstoni signal, 1975–1975

Sale Date: December 17, 2000

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Phenomena blue greets cardinal, 1975–1975

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena blue greets cardinal, 1975–1975

Sale Date: December 5, 2000

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Untitled, 1965–1965

Paul Jenkins

Untitled, 1965–1965

Sale Date: December 3, 2000

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Phenomena heaven hammer, 1968–1968

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena heaven hammer, 1968–1968

Sale Date: December 3, 2000

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