Alfred Jensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Jensen

American abstract painter (1903-1981)

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1903

Place of Birth: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1981

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alfred Julio Jensen 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.
After his death in 1981, the Guggenheim organized a major retrospective of his work, having held his solo exhibition there in 1961.