City Lights

1952

Adja Yunkers

Associated Names
Adja Yunkers

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1900 - 1983

The image features a complex interplay of crisscrossing lines and overlapping shapes, creating an intricate and abstract pattern. The lines are in dark and light colors and mix with patches of yellow, red, and green. The composition resembles a city map with a grid-like structure, potentially evoking a cityscape with urban elements like traffic, lights, and buildings. The artwork conveys depth and movement, suggesting a lively metropolitan environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17 x 31.4 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.75

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miller 1969, no. 66, State D

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Miller, Jo. Adja Yunkers, Prints 1927-1967. New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1969, no. 66d.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "City Lights"; lower right in graphite: Yunkers

Wikidata ID

Q76335025

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