ID 849807 
Lot 126  | Paul Jenkins
Estimate value
€ 30 000 – 50 000 
1923 Kansas City, MO/USA - 2012 New York
Title: "Phenomena Shaman To The Prism Seen".
Date: 1985/86.
Technique: Acrylic on canvas.
Measurement:
198 x 272cm.
Notation: Signed, titled and dated verso upper left: Paul Jenkins Phenomena Shaman To The Prism Seen 1985-86.
Frame/Pedestal: Studio bar.
Provenance:
- Elaine Horwitch Galleries, Santa Fe
- Private collection Bavaria
- Considered the main representative of Abstract Expressionism
- Fascinating work with a beautiful contrast between the strong, block-like application of paint and the translucent colours flowing out of it
- Title refers to his staged dance drama "The Shaman to the Prism Seen", which he premiered at the Opéra Comique in Paris in 1987
- Since the 1960s, Jenkins has referred to his luminous paintings in the title as "Phenomena", an apparition that reveals itself to the senses.
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| Artist: | Paul Jenkins (1923 - 2012) | 
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| Applied technique: | Acrylic | 
| Auction house category: | Post War | 
| Artist: | Paul Jenkins (1923 - 2012) | 
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| Applied technique: | Acrylic | 
| Auction house category: | Post War | 
| Address of auction | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Hitzelerstr. 2 50968 Köln Germany | ||||||||||||||
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