Adja Yunkers "Black and Purple" Painting

In his 1999 assemblage, Rayas, artist Dan Rizzie gives a nod back to the Dadaist movement of the early 20th century while, at the same time, looking forward toward the atmospheric to...

Acrylic on canvas painting by Gerald van de Wiele titled ' Ed Dorn in the field Waving' and dated 1962.

The geometric imagery on this wedge-shaped acrylic on canvas by Gordon Moore (American, b. 1947) reflects the ongoing influence of New York City on his wo...

American artist Stephen Greene (1917-1999) created "Maw", a mixed media work on paper, in 1961. In 1958, after hearing a series of lectures by influential art critic Clement Greenber...

Untitled abstract painting by Adja Yunkers. Collage with acrylic, signed and dated 1969.

Gouache and ink on mat board by Adja Yunkers, signed and dated 1958 on verso. An early work from Yunkers's Abstract Expressionist period, when he was married to art critic Dore Ashton and was part of the circle that congregated at Cedar Tavern. Born in Riga, Russia, Yunkers led a highly cosmopolitan life, studying and working in Leningrad, Berlin, Paris, London, and Stockholm (where he edited and published two art magazines) before settling down in the U.S., primarily in New York City in 1947. A teacher at the New School for Social Research, Yunkers was internationally renowned for his woodblock prints and lithographs, turning to painting--first Expressionist, later Minimalist color fields--in the late 1950's. His work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, the Corcoran Gallery, MFA Boston...

Contemporary abstract multicolored painting featuring thick brushstrokes in gray, white, yellow, and purple on stretched canvas in a white wooden frame. (""One For the Money,"" RICAR...

Midcentury abstract oil painting frame in simple wood frame.