Chant D'un Oiseau Sourd by Adja Yunkers

Adja Yunkers (1900–1983) was an abstract painter and printmaker. Born in Latvia Yunkers lived and studied extensively in Leningrad, Berlin, Paris, and London. He lived in Paris for 1...

Adja Yunkers (1900-1983) was an abstract painter and printmaker. Born in Latvia Yunkers lived and studied extensively in Leningrad, Berlin, Paris, and London. He lived in Paris for 1...

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

Adja Yunkers (1900-1983) was an abstract painter and printmaker. Born in Latvia Yunkers lived and studied extensively in Leningrad, Berlin, Paris, and London. He lived in Paris for 1...

Requiem for a Virgin King by Adja Yunkers (1900-1983), abstract lithograph, yellow, signed. Large lithograph on wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil in lower right. Numbered 39/50 and titled: Requiem for a Virgin King. Image size measures: 46 x 35. Framed size: 54.5 inches x 45 inches. Archivally matted and framed with a 1.5 inch white lacquered wood molding and UV plexiglass.  Yunkers, a major New York mid-twentieth century abstract painter and printmaker, was part of a group of New York artists (and friends) which included Robert Motherwell, Willem De Kooning, Mark Rothko, Phillip Guston...

A 1960s limited edition lithograph titled Salt IV by the Russian-American artist Adja Yunkers (1900-1983). This abstract work features a black and white form against a tan background. Signed to the lower right, the print is numbered 89/100R to the lower left. The lithograph is displayed in a wooden frame and a white mat. Adja Yunkers was born in the Russian Empire and studied art in Berlin, Paris, London, and Leningrad. Yunkers published and edited both the ARS and Creation art magazines when he lived in Stockholm during the 1940s. He moved to the United States thereafter, and is widely known for his Salt and Skies of Venice lithograph...

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...

Adja Yunkers “Collage XXIII” Painting Collage and paint on canvas board, abstract composition, signed and titled verso, retains gallery labels, dated 1970, 18" x 24" board, 18 1/4" ...