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

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Paul Jenkins

"MARTER MOLD" 1954, 1954–1954

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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Phenomena Vénus de Saint-Paul de Vence, 1984–1984

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Phenomena Vénus de Saint-Paul de Vence, 1984–1984

Sale Date: November 23, 1990

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Phenomena Avignon Mistral, 1983–1983

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Phenomena Avignon Mistral, 1983–1983

Sale Date: November 23, 1990

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PHENOMENA GREY REEF, 1964–1964

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PHENOMENA GREY REEF, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 17, 1990

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PHENOMENA REPRIEVE, 1963–1964

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PHENOMENA REPRIEVE, 1963–1964

Sale Date: November 16, 1990

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Untitled, 1958–1958

Paul Jenkins

Untitled, 1958–1958

Sale Date: November 16, 1990

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Abstract composition

Paul Jenkins

Abstract composition

Sale Date: November 16, 1990

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ABSTRACTION, 1957–1957

Paul Jenkins

ABSTRACTION, 1957–1957

Sale Date: November 6, 1990

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PHENOMENA GUIDE LIGHT, 1985–1985

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PHENOMENA GUIDE LIGHT, 1985–1985

Sale Date: November 6, 1990

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PHENOMENA MERLINS WAND, 1982–1982

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PHENOMENA MERLINS WAND, 1982–1982

Sale Date: November 6, 1990

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PHENOMENA THE DEVILS OWN, 1982–1982

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PHENOMENA THE DEVILS OWN, 1982–1982

Sale Date: November 6, 1990

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PHENOMENA KING OF DIAMONDS, 1985–1985

Paul Jenkins

PHENOMENA KING OF DIAMONDS, 1985–1985

Sale Date: November 6, 1990

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PHENOMENA FUJI KITE, 1971–1971

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PHENOMENA FUJI KITE, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 6, 1990

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THE ANGEL

Paul Jenkins

THE ANGEL

Sale Date: October 31, 1990

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Composition

Paul Jenkins

Composition

Sale Date: October 31, 1990

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THE CAGE, 1955, 1955–1955

Paul Jenkins

THE CAGE, 1955, 1955–1955

Sale Date: October 29, 1990

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Paul Jenkins

"PHENOMENA BINARY STAR", 1975–1975

Sale Date: October 24, 1990

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CLAMA, 1958–1958

Paul Jenkins

CLAMA, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

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PHENOMENA BLUE AND COMPASS, 1963–1963

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PHENOMENA BLUE AND COMPASS, 1963–1963

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

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Composition

Paul Jenkins

Composition

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

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PHENOMENA CAST A SPELL, 1968–1968

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PHENOMENA CAST A SPELL, 1968–1968

Sale Date: October 10, 1990

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PHENOMENA MYSTAGOGUE, 1960–1960

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PHENOMENA MYSTAGOGUE, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 10, 1990

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PHENOMENAL: THE HIGH ROAD

Paul Jenkins

PHENOMENAL: THE HIGH ROAD

Sale Date: October 10, 1990

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PHENOMENA MEMORY GREEN, 1982–1982

Paul Jenkins

PHENOMENA MEMORY GREEN, 1982–1982

Sale Date: October 10, 1990

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