Fishes

1947/1951

Adja Yunkers

Associated Names
Adja Yunkers

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1900 - 1983

The image depicts interlocking lines and broad strokes in shades of red, orange, and green. The abstract piece features overlapping lines and patches of color that resemble fish swimming in various directions. Some shapes suggest fins or scales. The background is textured yellow, contrasting with the vivid red forms in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.8 x 41.8 cm (9 x 16 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 45.5 cm (12 x 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.249

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miller 1969, no. 30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Baker, Inc., Chicago); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 11, 1999; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Miller, Jo. Adja Yunkers, Prints 1927-1967. New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1969, no. 30.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: "Fishes" / 9/10 / Adja Yunkers 1951

Wikidata ID

Q76335033

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