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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022·08 | Composition | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·08 | Composition pour Eric | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
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| 2022·07 | Composition pour Eric, from Souvenirs de Portraits d'Artistes | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·07 | Phenomena: Rock Crush | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·07 | Phenomena: Tibetan Clock Mirror | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·07 | Phenomena: We Three Shall Meet Again | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·07 | Phenomena Kimberly Mine | $7,000–$9,000 | Wright | |||
| 2022·07 | Phenomena Open Light | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·06 | New York, New York | Screenprint in colors with acrylic on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·06 | Phenomena Open Light | Lithograph on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·06 | Phenomena Tangier Ramparts | $7,000–$9,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Phenomena Evening Walk, St. Croix | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Phenomena Violet Veil | $7,000–$9,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Phénomena Castle Keep | $4,231–$6,347 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·06 | Phenomena Blue Line Trek, 1965 | Oil on canvas | $10,578–$10,578 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2022·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·05 | Phenomena Message Sender | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·05 | Phenomena Tibetan Drum | $7,000–$9,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·05 | Phenomena Uranus Conjunction | $7,000–$9,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·05 | Phenomena By Agamenon | $15,000–$20,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·05 | Phenomena Open Light | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·05 | Phenomena Smoke Dance | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·05 | Phenomena on Dark Side , 1961 | oil on canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·05 | Phenomena Chanted Mercury , 1972 | watercolor on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·04 | Composition pour Eric | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·04 | Title Page from "Euphories de la | $400–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·04 | Composition | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·04 | Composition II | $200–$300 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·03 | Phenomena Breaking Clouds | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·03 | Phenomena Sun Spot Shade | Watercolor on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·03 | Untitled , 1971 | lithograph | $200–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·03 | One Plate from Seeing Voice Welsh Heart , 1965 | color lithograph | $150–$250 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·03 | King of Diamonds , 1976 | color lithograph | $300–$500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·03 | Kendo | Screenprint in colors on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·03 | Phenomena Procession of Light | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | Phenomena: Katherine Wheel | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2022·02 | Phenomena Open Light | $1,500–$2,000 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2022·02 | Vermillion Enigma | $900–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·02 | Untitled | $900–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·02 | Continental Divide | $900–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·02 | Untitled circa 1966 | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·02 | Portrait New York, New York | Silkscreen with acrylic on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·02 | Title Page from "Euphories de la | $400–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·01 | Composition | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·01 | Composition pour Eric | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·01 | Composition II | $200–$300 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·01 | Phenomena Open Light | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·01 | 1923-2012 (American) | $1,585–$2,037 | Matsart | |||
| 2022·01 | 1923-2012 (American) | watercolor on paper | $1,585–$1,698 | Matsart | ||
| 2021·12 | Title Page from "Euphories de la | $400–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·12 | Phenomena Hazel Wand | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | Phenomena Mug Wump | $3,500–$4,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | Phenomena Horn of Heaven | $6,757–$9,010 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | Phenomena Prism Harp , 1983 | acrylic on canvas | $15,000–$25,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·12 | Phenomena Don Juan in Hell | acrylique sur toile | $13,544–$20,317 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Phenomena Terra Emblem | $4,516–$6,775 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·12 | Composition for L'Atelier Mourlot , 1964 | lithograph | $300–$500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·12 | Phenomena Open Light | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·12 | Untitled | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Phenomena Audubon's Keep | Watercolor on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·11 | Title Page from "Euphories de la | $400–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Phenomena Night of the Bear 1967 | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Composition II | $200–$300 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Composition pour Eric | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Composition | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | 1923-2012 (American) | $1,737–$2,084 | Matsart | |||
| 2021·11 | Phenomena Magic Mirror of Z 1980 | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Portrait, New York, New York | $1,500–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Portrait of New York, New York | $1,500–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Phenomena Veronica Passing Still 1989 | $3,478–$5,796 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Phenomena caught on the wind 1989 | $3,478–$5,796 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Phenomena Prism Basin | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·10 | The Erl King (Le Roi des Aulnes) | $5,828–$8,158 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Phenomena with Tribute | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Phenomena Essence of Oxide | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Title Page from "Euphories de la | $400–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Composition II | $200–$300 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Composition pour Eric | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Composition | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Portrait New York New York | Screenprint with acrylic on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·09 | Composition | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Title Page from "Euphories de la | $400–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Composition pour Eric | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Composition II | $200–$300 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Vermillion Enigma | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·08 | Continental Divide | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·08 | Untitled | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·08 | Untitled (from the Seeing Voice Welsh Heart portfolio) | $700–$900 | Wright | |||
| 2021·08 | Composition pour Eric (from the Souvenirs de Portraits d'Artistes suite) | $500–$700 | Wright | |||
| 2021·07 | Phenomena Magellan's Wake | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | Phenomena Mug Wump | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | Phenomena Alchemist’s Furnace | $24,967–$34,677 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·07 | Phenomena Winter Solstice | $23,688–$35,532 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | Phenomena Convex View 1975 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·07 | Tibetan Cascade | $11,838–$17,757 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | Phenomena Fredricksted Final Stay | $11,838–$17,757 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Untitled IV | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·06 | 1923-2012 (American) | $1,819–$2,182 | Matsart | |||
| 2021·06 | Phenomena Open Light; Untitled (Abstract Composition) 2 | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
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