Artist Biennial

Adja Yunkers

1900–1983

12 works in the collection 7 exhibitions at the Whitney

Works in the collection

ARTISTS AND WRITERS PROTEST AGAINST THE WAR IN VIET NAM

1967 · Prints

A white page with a diagonal blue stripe near the top and a thin blue bar along the bottom.

Aegean I

1966 · Prints

Abstract composition with bold black strokes crossing layered red, white, green, and brown shapes.

Composition

1955 · Prints

21 Etchings and Poems

1960 · Prints

Handwritten poem page titled "Praise to the End" with author's signature and abstract circular ink drawing.

Praise to the End!

1960 · Prints

Bronze abstract sculpture on a pedestal featuring a hollow rectangular head with a sphere inside.

Portrait of Dore

1962 · Sculpture

Large black abstract shapes with white torn edges forming a vertical column on a white background.

2nd Dream of the Infanta Isabel II

1973 · Prints

Tall irregular white shape rises within a black rectangle with a small yellow triangle at the base.

Black and Purple

1970 · Prints

A large irregular black shape sits above a horizontal yellow band on a light background.

Gray Form with Yellow Stripe

1970 · Prints

Large pale canvas with a small yellow triangle and a blue curved shape near the bottom.

Aegean III

1967 · Paintings

Abstract dark ink form above a yellow-orange wash on pale paper.

Salt I

1961 · Prints

Abstract painting with bold black and purple brushstrokes forming amorphous shapes against a pale background.

Tarrasa XIII

1958 · Drawings

Exhibitions at the Whitney