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Alfred Jensen

1903–1981

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Alfred Jensen constructed grid-based paintings using mathematical systems and color theory, creating works that metaphorically reference pre-Columbian and Asian cultures. Working from Guatemala City, he developed a distinctive formal language where geometry and chromatic relationships became vehicles for cross-cultural philosophical inquiry.

Source: Pace Gallery · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (35)

The Acroatic Rectangle, Per XIII

1967 · Oil on canvas

188 × 149.9 cm (74 × 59 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Hekatompedon Pattern

1966 · Oil and felt-tip pen on paper

28 1/2 x 22 1/2" (72.4 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

That Is It

1966 · Oil on canvas

42 x 36" (106.7 x 91.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Graphik USA

1966 · One from a portfolio of eight screenprints

composition (irreg.): 29 1/16 × 23 1/8" (73.8 × 58.7 cm); sheet: 29 9/16 × 23 5/8" (75.1 × 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hekatompedon, Per 13

1965 · Gouache, with pen and brush and black ink, and graphite on ivory wove card

127.3 × 101.9 cm (50 1/8 × 40 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate 11 from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · Lithograph

22 1/8 x 16 1/2" (56.2 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hekatompedon Series, Per 7

1965 · Gouache, ink, pencil, and typewriting on cut-and-pasted paper on board

50 x 40" (127 x 102 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 11) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 22 1/2 × 16 9/16" (57.1 × 42 cm); page: 22 5/8 × 16 9/16" (57.5 × 42 cm)

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Solo Exhibition Alfred Jensen

2026