Oversize abstract oil on canvas by Adja Yunkers
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Oversize abstract oil on canvas by Adja Yunkers
About the Item
- Creator:Adja Yunkers (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 80 in (203.2 cm)Width: 66 in (167.64 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1976
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- Seller Location:Sleepy Hollow, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU84211272428
Adja Yunkers
Adja Yunkers was an American abstract painter and printmaker. He was born in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire in 1900. Yunkers 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 art magazines ARS magazine and Creation magazine. Yunkers died in New York City in 1983.
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