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Adja Yunkers

Adja Yunkers

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. The Second Dream of the Infanta Isabel by Adja Yunkers, 1969, acrylic collage on canvas, sold Apr 2022The Second Dream of the Infanta IsabelRago Auctions · $13,750≈ £10,479≈ €12,640Sign up to see
  2. Presaging in the Night (Homage to Rothko) by Adja Yunkers, Latvia/USA, sold Nov 2018Presaging in the Night (Homage to Rothko)Rago Auctions · $6,250≈ £4,796≈ €5,509Sign up to see
  3. Untitled I by Adja Yunkers, 1969, oil and collage on canvas, sold Apr 2022Untitled IRago Auctions · $6,000≈ £4,573≈ €5,516Sign up to see

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  1. Collage #66 by Adja Yunkers, 1972, oil and collage on canvas, sold Jul 2022
    Collage #66, 1972
    Oil · Canvas
    30⅛ h x 40⅛ w in (77 x 102 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 264
    $1,000≈ £845≈ €1,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  2. Square by Adja Yunkers, acrylic and silkscreen collage on canvas, sold Jun 2022
    Square
    Acrylic · Canvas
    27¾ h x 28 w in (70 x 71 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 264
    $2,500≈ £2,069≈ €2,397Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Untitled I by Adja Yunkers, 1969, oil and collage on canvas, sold Apr 2022
    Untitled I, 1969
    Oil · Canvas
    68 h x 46 w in (173 x 117 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 127
    $6,000≈ £4,573≈ €5,516Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. The Second Dream of the Infanta Isabel by Adja Yunkers, 1969, acrylic collage on canvas, sold Apr 2022
    The Second Dream of the Infanta Isabel, 1969
    Acrylic · Canvas
    63 h x 47½ w in (160 x 121 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 151
    $13,750≈ £10,479≈ €12,640Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Sombras de un dia blanco (Shadows of a White Day) by Adja Yunkers, 1978, mixed media on canvas, sold Apr 2022
    Sombras de un dia blanco (Shadows of a White Day), 1978
    Mixed media · Canvas
    69¾ h x 59¾ w in (177 x 152 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 249
    $5,850≈ £4,459≈ €5,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Falling Birds, 1978 by Adja Yunkers, sold Apr 2022
    Falling Birds, 1978
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 571
    $455≈ £348≈ €417Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  7. Untitled III, 1978 by Adja Yunkers, sold Apr 2022
    Untitled III, 1978
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 572
    $438≈ £335≈ €401Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  8. Soprattutto, 1978 by Adja Yunkers, sold Apr 2022
    Soprattutto, 1978
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 573
    $250≈ £191≈ €229Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  9. Made to Measure by Adja Yunkers, 1975, Oil on board, sold Feb 2022
    Made to Measure, 1975
    Oil · Board
    30" high x 24" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 92
    $500≈ £370≈ €436HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  10. Soprattutto II, 1972 by Adja Yunkers, sold Oct 2021
    Soprattutto II, 1972
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 56
    $313≈ £230≈ €271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–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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