Alfred Jensen - Early (mid century) two sided painting, 1947

Unique early work by Alfred Jensen from the late 1940s. Two sided painting with a different portrait on each side. Acquired from the estate of Jerome Goodman, collector and personal friend of the artist who acquired this directly from Jensen
Rare early work by Alfred Jensen from the late 1940s. Two sided painting with a different portrait on each side. Acquired from the estate of Jerome Goodman, collector and personal friend of the artist who acquired this directly from Jensen
This very early painting - from 1947 - is fascinating because even though Jensen would later become known for his geometric abstractions, one can already see here the Cubist influence in his early figurative work. 

This work has been elegantly framed in a double sided museum quality wood frame with plexiglass on both sides, so it can be easily hung on each side by a simple adjustment of the wire.
Measurements:
Framed
37 inches (vertical) by 31 inches (horizontal) by 1.5 inches
Painting:
23 inches (vertical) by 29 inches (horizontal)
ALFRED JENSEN BIOGRAPHY
Alfred Jensen studied painting at the San Diego Fine Arts School and in Munich under Hans Hofmann.
After moving to the United States in 1934, his patron Saidie Alder May encouraged him to pursue his interest in color theory and pattern. Jensen's intricately organized diagrams reflect his distinctive conceptual approach, begun in the late 1950s when he started to refine his wide-ranging studies of systems and philosophies—from theories of color and light, mathematics, and the Mayan calendar, to scientific formulations—into multicolored checkerboards. He used mathematical systems to construct two-dimensional grid paintings and demonstrate color theories, but the work itself is metaphorical, referencing pre-Colombian and Asian cultures, textiles, and divination.