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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

The Circus

1949

Adja Yunkers

Associated Names

Adja Yunkers

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1900 - 1983

The image displays an intricate assembly of crisscrossing lines and angular shapes that dominate the composition. The abstract artwork suggests the presence of shadowy figures and silhouettes. The grayscale tones of the image are interrupted by bursts of color, like orange and yellow patches.

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Artwork overview

Medium

monotype on wove paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall: 45.2 x 66 cm (17 13/16 x 26 in.)
Accession Number

1950.1.112

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in green and black pencil: Yunkers - 49

Wikidata ID

Q65066888

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