Adja Yunkers Untitled (Yunkers) Signed Abstract Lithograph on Paper 5/10 UF

A modern lithograph on paper Untitled (Yunkers) by Adja Yunkers. Hand signed in pencil, annotated 5/10, and dated 1966 along the lower margin. An abstract expressive composition in black, green, and red. Provenance: Alice Simsar Gallery, Ann Arbor. Dimensions: 39”h x 24.5”w (unframed). In good condition, paper is fragile due to age. Adja Yunkers (1900-1983) was an American abstract painter and printmaker. In Stockholm, he published and edited ARS magazine and Creation magazine. In 1947 he moved to the United States, where he lived for the rest of his life. He held a teaching position at the New School for Social Research in New York while summers were spent teaching at the University of New Mexico. In 1949, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. During the 1950s he primarily worked in color woodcuts, introducing brushwork into the genre. In 1960, he began producing lithographs. Selected permanent collections include Guggenheim Museum, New York City, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, N