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Untitled (The Half Sphere of Lightness Versus the Half Sphere of Darkness)
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Alfred Jensen (1903-1981)
Untitled (The Half Sphere of Lightness Versus the Half Sphere of Darkness)
(i) inscribed 'High noon facing towards the south.' (lower centre)
(ii) signed and dated 'Dec-2-1952 Al Jensen.' (lower right); inscribed 'The refracted Images corresponding within their position in their colour and their focus successions! The half sphere of lightness versus the half sphere of Darkness. The focus expansiveness versus the focus contraction.' (upper edge)
(i) graphite, ink and watercolour on paper
(ii) graphite, gouache, ink and watercolour on paper
16 5/8 x 13 ¾in. (42.8 x 35cm.)
Executed in 1952
Untitled (The Half Sphere of Lightness Versus the Half Sphere of Darkness)
(i) inscribed 'High noon facing towards the south.' (lower centre)
(ii) signed and dated 'Dec-2-1952 Al Jensen.' (lower right); inscribed 'The refracted Images corresponding within their position in their colour and their focus successions! The half sphere of lightness versus the half sphere of Darkness. The focus expansiveness versus the focus contraction.' (upper edge)
(i) graphite, ink and watercolour on paper
(ii) graphite, gouache, ink and watercolour on paper
16 5/8 x 13 ¾in. (42.8 x 35cm.)
Executed in 1952
Provenance
Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich (acquired directly from the Estate of the artist).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibited
Munich, Galerie Daniel Blau, Alfred Jensen - Bilder und Arbeiten auf Papier von 1952 bis 1978, 1992, no. 3a and 3b (illustrated, unpaged).
Munich, Galerie Daniel Blau, Kopfe, 1993.
Munich, Galerie Daniel Blau, Kopfe, 1993.