Paul Jenkins (American, 1923 - 2012) Composition pour Eric, 1972 - lithograph

From the celebrated pioneer of abstract expressionism.

Estimated value: $1200-$1600


DESCRIPTION:
Paul Jenkins (American, 1923 - 2012) Composition pour Eric, from
Souveniers de Portraits d’Artistes - 1972, lithograph in colors on wove paper, hand-signed in pencil on front

Dimensions - approx. 19.75 inches x 12.75 inches, unframed


PROVENANCE:
Rex Rivolo Collection, Long Island, NY
Heritage Auctions
Acquired from the above by the present owner


ABOUT:
Paul Jenkins grew up in Kansas City, where his uncle once introduced him to the architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who suggested he focus on agriculture rather than art. In his teens he lived with his mother and stepfather in Ohio, who ran a local newspaper, before serving in the navy air corps during World War II. After the war, he studied at the Art Students League of New York, where he met Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. He settled in Paris not long after, living between Paris and New York throughout the rest of his life.

During his long career, he created an extensive body of work, predominantly abstract pieces, with some in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate in London, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.


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