Polyptych

1953

Adja Yunkers

Associated Names
Adja Yunkers

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1900 - 1983

The image consists of angular shapes and intersecting lines creating an abstract scene with overlapping layers. There are configurations resembling humanoid figures, some of which appear to hold spear-like shapes or have a flowing form suggestive of clothing or fabric. The angular forms and pointed shapes evoke the impression of abstract flora or fauna, resembling stylized birds or fish with exaggerated fins or beaks. The overall composition combines these elements into a dynamic tapestry.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on five sheets of wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (a): 98.4 × 61.5 cm (38 3/4 × 24 3/16 in.)
    sheet (b): 118.75 × 55.25 cm (46 3/4 × 21 3/4 in.)
    sheet (c): 116.4 × 129 cm (45 13/16 × 50 13/16 in.)
    sheet (d): 119.06 × 54.93 cm (46 7/8 × 21 5/8 in.)
    sheet (e): 93.66 × 60.96 cm (36 7/8 × 24 in.)
    overall: 121.92 × 229.87 cm (48 × 90 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.162.a-e

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miller 1969, no. 73

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; (Borgenicht Gallery, New York); Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1953; acquired 1954 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Miller, Jo. Adja Yunkers, Prints 1927-1967. New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1969, no. 73.

Inscriptions

a) "Yunkers - 53" lower right margin, graphite. "Power of Circumstance" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.
b) "Yunkers - 53" lower right margin, graphite. "Personal Epiphany" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.
c) "Yunkers - 53" lower right margin, graphite. "Magnificat" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.
d) "Yunkers -53" lower right margin, graphite. "Chaos of Unreason" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.
e) "Yunkers - 53" lower right margin, graphite. "Graveyard of Cathedrals" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.

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