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 yellow thread, 1962–1962

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena yellow thread, 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 5, 1988

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Phenomena a fierce angel, 1962–1962

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Phenomena a fierce angel, 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 5, 1988

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Phenomena of pour skunk Kenader, 1963–1963

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena of pour skunk Kenader, 1963–1963

Sale Date: October 5, 1988

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Phenomena a Byron's hunch, 1978–1978

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena a Byron's hunch, 1978–1978

Sale Date: October 5, 1988

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Phenomena hypnotist stance, 1979–1979

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena hypnotist stance, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 27, 1988

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Phenomena prism wind cycle, 1986–1986

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Phenomena prism wind cycle, 1986–1986

Sale Date: June 5, 1988

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Phenomena chase dragon red, 1966–1966

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena chase dragon red, 1966–1966

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Phenomena a sound of surf, 1979–1979

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena a sound of surf, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Phenomena April wind off March, 1964–1964

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena April wind off March, 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Phenomena Winston's signal, 1975–1975

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Phenomena Winston's signal, 1975–1975

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Phenomena grace three, 1975–1975

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena grace three, 1975–1975

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Phenomena daedalus retreat

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena daedalus retreat

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Phenomena Este's land, 1974–1974

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Phenomena Este's land, 1974–1974

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Phenomena trial by fire, 1975–1975

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena trial by fire, 1975–1975

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Phenomena Samothrace, 1967

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena Samothrace, 1967

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

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Phenomena cry tri-color, 1968–1969

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena cry tri-color, 1968–1969

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

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Phenomena Greek chorus, 1981

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena Greek chorus, 1981

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

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Phenomena nearing spring solstice

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena nearing spring solstice

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

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Phenomena continental drift, 1972

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena continental drift, 1972

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

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Moon of falling fish, 1958

Paul Jenkins

Moon of falling fish, 1958

Sale Date: March 29, 1988

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Phenomena Amaya Causeway, 1975

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena Amaya Causeway, 1975

Sale Date: March 29, 1988

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Phenomena fire curtain, 1985–1986

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Phenomena fire curtain, 1985–1986

Sale Date: February 20, 1988

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Phenomenon Phoenix light, 1966–1966

Paul Jenkins

Phenomenon Phoenix light, 1966–1966

Sale Date: February 20, 1988

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Phenomena eminence grise, 1962–1962

Paul Jenkins

Phenomena eminence grise, 1962–1962

Sale Date: February 20, 1988

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