Paul Jenkins

Divining Rod

1956

Dark abstract painting with vertical pale streaks and textured areas suggesting depth and erosion.
Dark abstract painting with vertical pale streaks and textured areas suggesting depth and erosion.

Paul Jenkins, Divining Rod, 1956. Oil and enamel on linen, overall: 54 × 38 1/16 in. (137.2 × 96.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Thomas Ryder Rudel Fund 56.45. © Paul Jenkins / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Date
1956

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and enamel on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 54 × 38 1/16 in. (137.2 × 96.7 cm)

Accession number
56.45

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Thomas Ryder Rudel Fund

Rights and reproductions
© Paul Jenkins / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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