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 WEST OF BANDELIER

Paul Jenkins

PHENOMENA WEST OF BANDELIER

Sale Date: April 25, 1993

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PHENOMENA INDOCTRINATION OF NIGHT

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PHENOMENA INDOCTRINATION OF NIGHT

Sale Date: April 25, 1993

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Paul Jenkins

Untitled

Sale Date: April 22, 1993

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Composition, 1990

Paul Jenkins

Composition, 1990

Sale Date: March 31, 1993

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PHENOMENA WITH YELLOW EDGE, 1962

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PHENOMENA WITH YELLOW EDGE, 1962

Sale Date: March 25, 1993

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PHENOMENA O'MALLEY'S TENT, 1979

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PHENOMENA O'MALLEY'S TENT, 1979

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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PHENOMENA NOEL, 1979

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PHENOMENA NOEL, 1979

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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PHENOMENA

Paul Jenkins

PHENOMENA

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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Composition

Paul Jenkins

Composition

Sale Date: March 14, 1993

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ABSTRACT, 1973

Paul Jenkins

ABSTRACT, 1973

Sale Date: March 13, 1993

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Untitled, 1962

Paul Jenkins

Untitled, 1962

Sale Date: February 26, 1993

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PHENOMENA SOUTHERN TURN, 1983

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PHENOMENA SOUTHERN TURN, 1983

Sale Date: February 26, 1993

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PHENOMENA COMSTOCK LODE II, 1974

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PHENOMENA COMSTOCK LODE II, 1974

Sale Date: February 25, 1993

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PHENOMENA THE DEVIL'S OWN, 1973

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PHENOMENA THE DEVIL'S OWN, 1973

Sale Date: February 22, 1993

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: February 22, 1993

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PHENOMENA SUFI VIEW, 1972

Paul Jenkins

PHENOMENA SUFI VIEW, 1972

Sale Date: February 22, 1993

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FOUR WINDS & WEST WINDS, 1980

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FOUR WINDS & WEST WINDS, 1980

Sale Date: February 12, 1993

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PHENOMENA MORNING STAR, 1987

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PHENOMENA MORNING STAR, 1987

Sale Date: February 4, 1993

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Composition

Paul Jenkins

Composition

Sale Date: January 28, 1993

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PHENOMENON BY A SHIELD OF RED, 1966

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PHENOMENON BY A SHIELD OF RED, 1966

Sale Date: December 17, 1992

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Composition, 1973

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Composition, 1973

Sale Date: December 16, 1992

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Composition, 1980

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Composition, 1980

Sale Date: December 13, 1992

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ABSTRACTION

Paul Jenkins

ABSTRACTION

Sale Date: December 12, 1992

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PHENOMENA

Paul Jenkins

PHENOMENA

Sale Date: December 6, 1992

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