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Adja Yunkers

Adja Yunkers

American · 1900–1983 · Painter, Printmaker

Adja Yunkers was an American abstract painter and printmaker. He was born in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire in 1900. He studied art in Leningrad, Berlin, Paris,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Adja Yunkers, The Second Dream of the Infanta Isabel, 1969, acrylic collage on canvasThe Second Dream of the Infanta IsabelRago Auctions · $13,750≈ £10,479≈ €12,640Sign up to see
  2. Adja Yunkers, Presaging in the Night (Homage to Rothko), Latvia/USAPresaging in the Night (Homage to Rothko)Rago Auctions · $6,250≈ £4,796≈ €5,509Sign up to see
  3. Adja Yunkers, Untitled I, 1969, oil and collage on canvasUntitled IRago Auctions · $6,000≈ £4,573≈ €5,516Sign up to see

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  1. Adja Yunkers, Second dream of Infanta Isabel, Litografía 53 / 100
    Second dream of Infanta Isabel
    Lithograph · ed. 53/100
    56 x 46 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 80
    MX$2,000≈ $116≈ £93≈ €107HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$2,500–5,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  2. Adja Yunkers, A III, 1972, screenprint in colors
    A III, 1972
    Screenprint
    34¼ h x 26¼ w in (87 x 67 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 470
    $315≈ £254≈ €290Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  3. Adja Yunkers, Rosh Hashanah, 1974, screenprint in colors
    Rosh Hashanah, 1974
    Screenprint
    18¾ h x 23¾ w in (48 x 60 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 471
    $630≈ £508≈ €581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  4. Adja Yunkers, Untitled (Composition in Red), 1967, screenprint in colors
    Untitled (Composition in Red), 1967
    Screenprint
    19 h x 14 w in (48 x 36 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 472
    $459≈ £370≈ €423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  5. Adja Yunkers, Succubae (from the Prints in the Desert portfolio, Vol. I, No. I), 1950, woodcut in colors
    Succubae (from the Prints in the Desert portfolio, Vol. I, No. I), 1950
    Woodcut / linocut
    15½ h x 7½ w in (39 x 19 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 473
    $693≈ £559≈ €639Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  6. Adja Yunkers, Summer Palace, 1975, lithograph in colors
    Summer Palace, 1975
    Lithograph
    20⅛ h x 16⅛ w in (51 x 41 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 474
    $258≈ £208≈ €238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  7. Adja Yunkers, The Birdlover, 1952, woodcut in colors
    The Birdlover, 1952
    Woodcut / linocut
    14⅝ h x 11 w in (37 x 28 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 475
    $323≈ £261≈ €298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  8. Adja Yunkers, Untitled V, 1980, etching with embossing
    Untitled V, 1980
    Etching
    23⅝ h x 18¾ w in (60 x 48 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 476
    $645≈ £520≈ €595Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  9. Adja Yunkers, The Gathering of the Clans, 1952, woodcut in colors
    The Gathering of the Clans, 1952
    Woodcut / linocut
    19 h x 13½ w in (48 x 34 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 477
    $441≈ £356≈ €406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  10. Adja Yunkers, Nocturne, 1971, screenprint in colors
    Nocturne, 1971
    Screenprint
    30 h x 24 w in (76 x 61 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 478
    $441≈ £356≈ €406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
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About Adja Yunkers

Adja Yunkers was an American abstract painter and printmaker. He was born in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire in 1900. He studied art in Leningrad, Berlin, Paris, and London. He lived in Paris for 14 years, and then moved to Stockholm in 1939. In Stockholm, he published and edited the arts magazines ARS magazine and Creation magazine. In 1947 he moved to the United States, where he lived for the rest of his life. He held a teaching position at the New School for Social Research in New York while summers were spent teaching at the University of New Mexico. In 1949, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. During the 1950s he primarily worked in color woodcuts, introducing brushwork into the genre. In 1960, he began producing lithographs. He produced two important series of lithographs at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles―Salt and Skies of Venice. Yunkers died in New York City in 1983.

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