Adja Yunkers (American/Latvian, 1900-1983), Plentitude in Blue / Summer

Each a lithograph in colors with embossing on Arches paper, 1975, each pencil signed, titled, dated, and numbered lower margin, all with blindstamps, unframed. Sheet size 30 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. Duplicate Prints and Photographs from Davidson College, Sold to support new acquisitions. Adja Yunkers was a painter and printmaker who helped revive the color woodcut in mid-twentieth-century America, introducing large-scale compositions and experimental approaches to the medium. After working throughout Europe, he settled in New York in 1947 and developed a distinctive style that incorporated the gestural qualities of Abstract Expressionism. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1949, Yunkers is represented in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Strong impressions and images in beautiful condition; one with toning from previous framing in margins.

Estimate:£74.64

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