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The Tectractys
Alfred Jensen (American/Guatemalan, 1903–1981) · 1964
$197,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £125,838≈ €158,411
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas, in 3 joined canvases”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 52 x 122 in. (132.1 x 309.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010814)
- Date
- November 14, 2014
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 197
- Estimate
- $100,000 – $150,000 (≈ £63,877 – £95,816) (≈ €80,412 – €120,618)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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