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At Stroke of Twelve 1999
1999 · color lithograph
Sheet: 65.6 x 50.2 cm (25 13/16 x 19 3/4 in.); Image: 53.9 x 42.5 cm (21 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Paul Jenkins
American, 1923–2012
Kansas City, United States
PaintingSurrealismAbstract Art
Representation
None documented
7
Institutional Exhibitions
39
Works in Collection
78
Assets Indexed
0
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0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Cultural Positioning
Movements
- • Surrealism
- • Abstract Art
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
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Recent Acquisitions: Seven American Paintings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964–1965
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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
About
Why this artist matters now
Paul Jenkins was an American abstract painter known for his gestural, fluid compositions created by pouring and manipulating paint on canvas. Working primarily from the 1950s onward, he developed a distinctive approach that emphasized spontaneity and the physical properties of pigment itself, creating luminous fields of color that avoided rigid geometric order. His practice emerged in the postwar American avant-garde and remained consistent in its commitment to non-representational abstraction throughout his career.
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Surrealism
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Painting
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Representation & Collections
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Auction History
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rago | Nov 2025 | $15,000 – $20,000 | Unsold |
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