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Red Still Life

1944

Adja Yunkers

Associated Names

Adja Yunkers

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1900 - 1983

A bowl of fruit, including a pear and grapes, is displayed on a round pedestal table. The color palette includes yellows, reds, blues, greens, and neutral tones. The table pedestal is visible at the bottom center. The fruits are centered within the bowl. Abstract drapery shapes in purples and blues frame the scene in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color woodcut on tracing paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall: 72.7 x 45.1 cm (28 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1946.21.388

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in block: Yunkers 940; lower left in graphite: "Still Life" orig. woodcut.; lower right in graphite: Adja Yunkers 1940

Wikidata ID

Q65066861

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