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Adja Yunkers Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Stripes on Blue", USA 1969
$16,000List Price
About the Item
- Creator:Adja Yunkers (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 78 in (198.12 cm)Width: 66 in (167.64 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1969
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU804817314242
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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