Alfred Jensen | |
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| Born | December 11, 1903 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died | April 4, 1981 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Guatemalan, American |
| Education | Hans Hofmann Munich, Academie Scandinave Paris, Charles Dufresne, Othon Friesz, Charles Despiau |
| Notable work | Great Pyramid, 1979, a twelve-panel masterpiece[1] |
| Movement | Abstract art |
| Spouse | Regina Bogat |
| Patron(s) | Saidie May |
| Website | www |
Alfred Julio Jensen (11 December 1903 – 4 April 1981) was an abstract painter. His paintings are often characterized by grids of brightly colored triangles, circles or squares, painted in thick impasto. Conveying a complex web of ideas, often incorporating calligraphy or numerical systems, they are frequently referred to as "concrete" abstract art.[2] After his death in 1981, the Guggenheim organized a major retrospective of his work, having held his solo exhibition there in 1961.