American, 1923–2012
Paul Jenkins
962results on record
87%sell-through
$10,240median result (USD, incl. premium; 89% observed, 11% estimated from hammer)
$169,322record in our coverage
Drawn from 962 recorded results (880 sold · 82 passed) across 25 auction houses, 1998–2026. 11 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 89% observed, 11% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 188 | 95% | $25,000 |
| works on paper | 179 | 77% | $5,975 |
| prints | 73 | 73% | $693 |
| other | 30 | n/a | $1,827 |
| ceramics & design | 10 | 100% | $20,861 |
| sculpture | 6 | 100% | $10,949 |
Medium is recorded for 486 of 962 results (51%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Paul Jenkins Andy Warhol
| Metric | Paul Jenkins | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $10,240 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $169,322 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 962 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholVictor VasarelyAlexander CalderKeith Haring
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
84/ 100
- Sell-through87%
- Meets estimate73%
- Market depth962 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 227 | 96% | $20,000 | 1.17× |
| Heritage Auctions | 135 | 90% | $6,572 | — |
| Christie's | 119 | 100% | $16,753 | — |
| Bonhams | 105 | 88% | $6,858 | 0.91× |
| Rago | 68 | 99% | $6,048 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 62 | 100% | $8,750 | 0.94× |
| Phillips | 39 | 90% | $21,930 | — |
| Wright | 35 | 100% | $5,605 | — |
| Artcurial | 27 | — | $7,531 | 0.98× |
| Dorotheum | 23 | 78% | $27,881 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 14 | — | $12,100 | — |
| Matsart | 52 | 27% | $4,887 | 0.94× |
| Grisebach | 11 | — | $22,962 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 11 | 100% | $1,557 | — |
| Doyle | 6 | 100% | $1,248 | — |
| Art collect | 4 | — | $338 | 0.21× |
| Lempertz | 4 | 75% | $13,408 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 2 | 0% | $5,557 | 0.85× |
| Chiswick Auctions | 1 | 100% | $60,803 | — |
| Sworders | 1 | 100% | $424 | — |
| Lion & Unicorn | 1 | 100% | $88 | — |
| Kruso Art | 1 | 100% | $41 | 0.20× |
| Daliano Ribani Auctions | 1 | 100% | $4,675 | 0.58× |
| Ray's Premier Auction | 1 | 100% | $38 | 0.11× |
| Itineris Auction House | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 1,088 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 82 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2007·07 | Phenomena Triple Arch | watercolor and graphite on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·07 | Phenomena Dead a Tuesday | acrylic on canvas | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·07 | Decor for Strike the Puma | oil on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Phenomena Violet Visitation | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Phenomena East Prevailing | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Phenomena Five Fathoms Full | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Phenomenon Violet Safari | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Phenomena Spinning Wheel | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·01 | Sans titre | huile et émail sur toile | $25,844–$38,766 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·01 | Phenomena Astral Blue | oil on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·01 | Heron | pastel and gouache on paper | $600–$800 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·01 | Study for H. Croix | colored pencil and pastel on paper | $800–$1,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·01 | Phenomena Prism Terrain | oil on canvas | $8,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·01 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Phenomena Morgan's Spot | $10,251–$12,814 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena Silver Invocation | acrylic on canvas | $11,202–$14,936 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena Tibetan Incline | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena Arms Cross | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena Breaking the Square | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena with Sight Line | oil on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena Cardinal Through | $3,000–$4,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena "Baudelaire Rue de Seine" | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | phenomena welsh landscape | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | phenomena warlock's enbankment | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | phenomena known ephemerides | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena Borns of Winds | watercolor and wash on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena Code Weather | acrylic on canvas | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Phenomena When Last I Saw | oil on canvas | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·07 | Phenomena Sounding | oil on canvas | $14,754–$22,132 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Phenomena Mirror Off the Wall | watercolor on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Phenomena Mirror on the Wall | watercolor on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·04 | Lamp Orchid | oil on canvas | $12,500–$17,858 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | 4 sheets: Kompositionen, 1963 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 1,000 / $ 1,140 Sold: € 833 / $ 949 (incl | $1,210–$1,210 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2006·03 | Phenomena Last Quality of the Stone | acrylic on canvas | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | Untitled | watercolor and gouache on paper | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | Phenomena - Smoke Signals | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Phenomena First Dawn | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Phenomena Spanish Reflections | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Phenomena-Levitation | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·02 | Phenomena yellow solstice | $8,699–$12,179 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·01 | Phenomena Isabel Ore Lode | oil on canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·01 | Phenomena Tibetan Sound | acrylic on canvas | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·01 | Phenomena 34 by 34 | oil and acrylic on canvas | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·01 | Phenomena Spectrum Shift | acrylic on canvas | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·12 | Phenomena Cecil White | aquarelle sur papier | $1,192–$1,789 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Phenomenon Stately Stance | oil on canvas | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Senza titolo | $3,510–$4,680 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Phenomena Check Mate Wind | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·04 | Phenomena Neptune | acrylic on canvas | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·03 | Phenomena Study, 1968 | Acrylic | $797–$797 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2005·03 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $13,416–$20,124 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | Phenomenon Seventh Undertow | acrylic on canvas | $1,000–$2,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·11 | Untitled | contemporary vellum (rebacked). NLM/Krivatsy 10914. -- RIVIÈRE, Lazare | $1,059–$1,412 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·11 | Phenomena Steep Incline | $2,500–$3,500 | Wright | |||
| 2002·11 | untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Wright | |||
| 2002·10 | Phenomena Given Meridian | watercolor on paper | $5,000–$7,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2002·06 | Phenomena off the sights | $3,041–$4,562 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | Phenomena bearing with the spell | $926–$1,388 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | Phenomena from the westerly winds | $3,239–$3,702 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·01 | Phenomena black crossing | acrylique sur toile | $10,627–$15,941 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·01 | Phenomena Pointing East | aquarelle sur papier | $4,428–$6,199 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·12 | Phenomena Prism Shrine | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | Harpoon | oil on canvas | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·10 | Phenomena Prism Chalice | oil on canvas | $18,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·10 | Phenomena whisper to the mountain | $14,219–$17,774 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·09 | Phenomena Light on Light | $6,444–$9,205 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | Phenomenon Seventh Undertow | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | Phenomena Blue Greets Cardinal | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·10 | [Untitled] | $300–$500 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Phenomena Black is a Color | $608–$911 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Phenomena Blue Ligeance | oil on canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2000·06 | Phenomena Good Omen | acrylic on canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·11 | Phenomena Arroyo Sounding | acrylic on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·11 | Phenomena Overtakes Starboard Side | acrylic on canvas | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·06 | Phenomena Free Fall | oil on canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·06 | Phenomena Eclipse Light | oil on canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·06 | Phenomena Big Sur | $1,277–$1,916 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Phenomena Planetary Walks (II) | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Phenomena Regent of Venice | watercolor on paper | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·06 | Phenomena Rule of Sixty | watercolor on paper | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·05 | Phenomina River Run | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·02 | Phenomina | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·01 | Phenomena round the horn | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Phenomena Sufi Balance | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Phenomena Prism Emissary | oil on canvas | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·07 | Phenomena Wind from Under | oil on canvas | $3,294–$4,941 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.