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When Adja Yunkers exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1972, John Canaday wrote in The New York Times:

''He has been a steady presence confirming the wisdom of taking your time, thinking things out and allowing sensitivities to mature rather than depending on the gush of something passing for inspiration."

Adja Yunkers, The Couple, 1968.

Acrylic on canvas, 72 3/4 x 32 1/4 inches

Adja Yunkers, Collage XX, 1970.
Acrylic collage of canvas board mounted on canvas board,18 x 24 inches
All rights reserved by the artists or his legal delegates.

Adja Yunkers, Waiting To Be Moved #67 June 1973.

Collage, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches

Adja Yunkers, The Couple, 1968.

Acrylic on canvas, 72 3/4 x 32 1/4 inches

Adja Yunkers, Yo III, Nov. 1975.
Acrylic collage on board, 30 x 24 inches
All rights reserved by the artists or his legal delegates.

Adja Yunkers, Bal Des Pendus V, Dec. 1977
Acrylic and collage on canvas 188 x 132 cm (74 x 52 in.)
All rights reserved by the artists or his legal delegates.

Adja Yunkers, The Painters Love V, 1982,

Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 40 inches

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American Abstract Expressionism dominated a period of the Post World War II art world, beginning in 1945 and lasting to about 1957. Early Abstract Expressionism was associated with Action Painting. The period was later defined as the Abstract Expressionist Era. It included a large number of artists all across the United States.
Albert Kotin (1907-1980)

Albert Kotin, Untitled, 1950.
Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches

Albert Kotin, Predators, 1951
Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates

Albert Kotin, Untitled, 1954

Oil on canvas, 70 x 58 inches

Albert Kotin, Westerly 1957
Oil on canvas, 69 x 79 inches

Video: Albert Kotin-Abstract Expressionism-New York School 1950s action painting

Joe Stefanelli (1921-2017)

Joe Stefanelli, Untitled, 1951

Oil on canvas,25 x 30 1/8 inches

Exhibited in the "9th St." Sho, 1951All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.

Joe Stefanelli, Untitled, 1949.
Oil on canvas, 21 x 30 inches.
Provenance- From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw;
The Artists' Gallery, NYC


Joseph Stefanelli, Occassion[sic] Stefanelli 57'. Oil on canvas, 70 x 86 inches.Provenance: Poindexter Gallery, NYC; Chrysler Museum of Art, sold to benefit acquisition funds. Exhibitions: Whitney Museum of American Art, "Annual Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings," November 20, -January 12, 1958. Entry #170.

Joe Stefanelli, Wednesday 1958. Oil on canvas, 50 x 60 inches. Exhibited: "Hansofmann and His students", 1963-1964, circ., The Museum of Modern Art, NYC.

Video: Joe Stefanelli-Abstract Expressionism-New York School-action painting

Conrad Marca-Relli (1913-2000)

Video: Conrad Marca-Relli Abstract Expressionism 1950s-New York School collage-painter

James Brooks (1906-1992)

Video: James Brooks Abstract Expressionism-New York School 1950s action painting

Buffie Johnson (1912-2006)

Buffie Johnson-Abstract Expressionism-The New York School

Books recommended:

New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists: A Complete Documentation of the New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals; 1951-1957[Hardcover] amazon.com

American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey With Artists’ Statements, Artwork, and Biographies [Hardcover]amazon.com

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Friday, March 9, 2018

Adja Yunkers-Sensitivity in Minimalism

When Adja Yunkers exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1972, John Canaday wrote in The New York Times:

''He has been a steady presence confirming the wisdom of taking your time, thinking things out and allowing sensitivities to mature rather than depending on the gush of something passing for inspiration."

Monday, February 11, 2013

Pioneer American abstract expressionists - New York School 1950's