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Alfred Jensen

Alfred Jensen

1903–1981

WA-00000387

Drawing

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None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

35

Works in Collection

114

Assets Indexed

7

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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2906
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

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

The Acroatic Rectangle, Per XIII

1967 · Oil on canvas

188 × 149.9 cm (74 × 59 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Hekatompedon Pattern

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

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

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

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

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 15) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 15) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 16 5/8 × 20 13/16" (42.2 × 52.9 cm); page: 16 5/8 × 22 5/8" (42.2 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 16) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 16) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 16 11/16 × 22 9/16" (42.4 × 57.3 cm); page: 16 11/16 × 22 5/8" (42.4 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 17) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 17) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 16 9/16 × 22 1/2" (42 × 57.2 cm); page: 16 9/16 × 22 5/8" (42 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 18) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 18) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 21 5/8 × 15 7/8" (54.9 × 40.4 cm); page: 22 5/8 × 16 7/16" (57.5 × 41.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 21) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 21) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 16 5/8 × 22 7/16" (42.2 × 57 cm); page: 16 5/8 × 22 5/8" (42.2 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 4) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 4) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 14 1/2 × 22 1/2" (36.9 × 57.2 cm); page: 16 7/16 × 22 5/8" (41.8 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 5) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 5) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 21 11/16 × 16 5/16" (55.1 × 41.5 cm); page: 22 5/8 × 16 7/16" (57.5 × 41.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 6) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 6) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 10 9/16 × 21 5/16" (26.9 × 54.2 cm); page: 16 7/16 × 22 5/8" (41.8 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 7) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 7) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 20 3/4 × 15 3/4" (52.7 × 40 cm); page: 22 5/8 × 16 7/16" (57.5 × 41.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 10) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 10) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 22 7/16 × 16 9/16" (57 × 42.1 cm); page: 22 5/8 × 16 9/16" (57.5 × 42.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 3) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 3) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 15 3/8 × 22 1/2" (39 × 57.2 cm); page: 16 7/16 × 22 5/8" (41.8 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 2) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 2) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition and page (irreg.): 22 5/8 × 16 5/8" (57.5 × 42.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Pythagorean Notebook

A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · Illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (see child records): dimensions vary; page (each approx.; orientation varies): 22 5/8 × 16 7/16" (57.5 × 41.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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

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)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 12) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 12) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 22 9/16" (41 × 57.3 cm); page: 16 7/16 × 22 5/8" (41.8 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 13) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 13) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 15 9/16 × 20 11/16" (39.6 × 52.5 cm); page: 16 7/16 × 22 5/8" (41.8 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 14) from A Pythagorean Notebook

In-text plate (folio 14) from A Pythagorean Notebook

1965 · One from an illustrated book with twenty lithographs

composition (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 21 3/4" (41 × 55.2 cm); page: 16 7/16 × 22 5/8" (41.8 × 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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35 published of 68 catalogued · 64 with image

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Artsy artist portrait

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Artsy artwork: Gnoman (1960)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1973)

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Artsy artwork: Saturn (1968)

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Artsy artwork: "Alfred Jensen", 1959, Exhibition Invitation/Mailer/Poster, Martha Jackson Gallery NYC. (1959)

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Artsy artwork: Alfred Jensen - Untitled two sided painting (1947)

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Artsy artist portrait

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The Acroatic Rectangle, Per XIII (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago Pace Gallery

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Solo Exhibition Alfred Jensen