Oil and acrylic on canvas
USA, 1982
Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) - American painter
Signed with ‘Paul Jenkins’ within the depiction lower left
Signed ‘Paul Jenkins’, titled ‘Who Meet Phenomena’, dated 1983 and inscribed ‘NYC’ on the reverse and on the stretcher
Dimensions: 48.5 x 33 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York; Private collection, Germany
Paul Jenkins is an important exponent of the American Abstract Expressionism. The highest record for a painting by Paul Jenkins is approximately € 70,000

The present abstract painting in bright colors is the work of the American painter Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) from 1982. It is not only through the pleasing colors, but also through the asymmetric forms - in places clearly drawn, in others blur and dissolved - that the painting is enhanced with a decorative quality of the painting. The artist was a major exponent of the American abstract expressionism and has created works that reveal the echoes of the lyrical abstraction and the Tachism. Spontaneous improvisations, the unconscious and painted sensations became the protagonists of the images.



The painting is signed with ‘Paul Jenkins’ within the depiction lower left, and signed again ‘Paul Jenkins’, titled ‘Who Meet Phenomena’, dated 1983 and inscribed ‘NYC on the reverse and on the stretcher. It is in very good condition, showing minimal traces of use. The overall dimensions, including the frame, are 52 x 36.5 cm. The painting is 48.5 x 33 cm in size.

Paul Jenkins (1923-2012)

The American painter Paul Jenkins moved to New York City in 1948. He there studied at the Arts Students League with Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Morris Kantor. He created primarily paintings in acrylic and oil as well as watercolors on paper. Works by Jenkins are part of international museums and art collections and are on display, for instance, at the Whitney Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate Gallery and the Centre Georges Pompidou.

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