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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, Square, screenprint and collage on canvas
    Square
    Screenprint · Canvas
    28⅛ h x 28⅛ w in (71 x 71 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 261
    $756≈ £586≈ €686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  2. Adja Yunkers, Homage to the Monks of Saigon, 1967-68, screenprint in colors
    Homage to the Monks of Saigon, 1967-68
    Screenprint
    25⅛ h x 28⅜ w in (64 x 72 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 267
    $630≈ £488≈ €572Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
  3. Adja Yunkers, Icon II, 1979, acrylic and collage on artist board
    Icon II, 1979
    Acrylic · Board
    19⅞ h x 15⅞ w in (50 x 40 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 196
    $504≈ £401≈ €467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Adja Yunkers, Soprattutto II, 1973, lithograph in colors
    Soprattutto II, 1973
    Lithograph
    24⅛ h x 18 w in (61 x 46 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 169
    $1,008≈ £809≈ €942Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Adja Yunkers, White on Blue II, 1969, screenprint
    White on Blue II, 1969
    Screenprint
    24 h x 18 w in (61 x 46 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 259
    $1,638≈ £1,314≈ €1,531Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Adja Yunkers, Immobile Sun, 1979, lithograph in colors with embossing
    Immobile Sun, 1979
    Lithograph
    30 h x 24 w in (76 x 61 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 160
    $441≈ £355≈ €403Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
  7. Adja Yunkers, Untitled, 1972, screenprint in colors on embossed paper
    Untitled, 1972
    Screenprint · Paper
    24⅝ h x 29⅝ w in (63 x 75 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 279
    $452≈ £364≈ €413Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  8. Adja Yunkers, Pueblo, 1977, lithograph in colors
    Pueblo, 1977
    Lithograph
    33½ h x 25 w in (85 x 63 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 290
    $441≈ £355≈ €403Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  9. Adja Yunkers, Les pendus XX, 1980, mixed media collage on canvas board
    Les pendus XX, 1980
    Mixed media · Canvas
    15¼ h x 13 w in (39 x 33 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 176
    $945≈ £767≈ €871Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. 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 331
    $441≈ £373≈ €418Price 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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