Green Atelier

1944

Adja Yunkers

Associated Names
Adja Yunkers

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1900 - 1983

The artwork features elongated and interwoven shapes forming an abstract composition. Lines and dark contours sketch figures resembling human silhouettes, some in profile and others stylized, creating depth and movement. In the center, lines cluster to suggest figures reminiscent of people, with identifiable details like heads and limbs. Toward the right, two figures appear to observe a framed object resembling a burst of flames. The composition invites exploration of the abstract forms resembling a narrative scene with figures engaged in different activities.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.5 x 61 cm (19 1/2 x 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.387


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • "To Invent a Garden: The Life and Work of Adja Yunkers", Bayly Art Museum, Charlottesville, 2000.

Bibliography

2000

  • Bartelik, Marek. To Invent a Garden: The Life and Art of Adja Yunkers. Charlottesville, VA, 2000.

Inscriptions

lower right in red pencil: Yunkers 1944

Wikidata ID

Q65066859

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