Alfred Jensen
American/Guatemalan · 1903–1981 · Painter, Draughtsman
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.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The TectractysPhillips · $197,000≈ £125,838≈ €158,411Sign up to see
Calling Back the Soul (from The Integer Rules the Universe series)Rago Auctions · $81,900≈ £65,693≈ €76,307Sign up to see
Directions in Cool Color, Directions in Warm ColorKornfeld · CHF 62,000≈ $64,337≈ £52,460≈ €61,356Sign up to see
Alfred Jensen’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
2 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 33 | 31 | 94% | $26.7kSign up | $13kSign up | $197kSign up |
| Oil | 33 | 31 | 94% | $26.7kSign up | $13kSign up | $197kSign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 11 | 100% | $13.3kSign up | $14kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $8.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $9.2kSign up | $9.2kSign up | $9.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 13 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $882Sign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $135Sign up | $135Sign up | $135Sign up |
| Lithograph | 8 | 8 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $882Sign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 100% | $6.2kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $15.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $4kSign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | $12.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | $12kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $882Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $34.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $9kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $15.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $9.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $1kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $197kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $27.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $959Sign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $10kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $690Sign up |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |