Clarke Auction is proud to announce the sale of over 500 works of art by Adja Yunkers, Latvian/Swedish/New York (1900-1983) in a one man sale to be held at their Westchester, NY state of the art gallery on Sunday, July 27th at 12 p.m.

The Latvian artist’s collection had been in storage since he died in 1983. Usually one sees a few pieces of an artist’s work come on the market now and again but with the Adja Yunkers discovery, the July 27th sale will include the artist’s work from all different eras, styles and mediums. People will get to see the full breadth of this man’s great talent, which is extensive and diverse.

Adja Yunkers, born in 1900 in Latvia, studied in Leningrad, Paris, Berlin and London before emigrating to Sweden in 1934. His reputation as a political artist and print maker preceded him and he was welcomed with open arms in Sweden, where he remained for 16 years, focusing mainly on prints. His extensive work there left him on the forefront of the European art world.

In 1947, there was a terrible fire in Yunkers’ Stockholm studio which destroyed almost everything. Despite this setback he kept going. In 1947, he moved to the United States where he lived out the rest of his life. In 1949, he received a Guggenheim fellowship. During the 1950’s he primarily worked in color woodcuts, introducing brushwork into the genre. In 1960, he began producing lithographs. He produced 2 important series of lithographs at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles―Salt (five lithographs) and Skies of Venice (ten lithographs). Yunkers died in New York City in 1983. He is well represented in museums in the U.S. and abroad.

Among the many works to be offered at Clarke will be a number of rare woodcuts from the 1940’s and 1950’s. Original ink drawings include “Skies of Venice” portfolio, cave paintings and Native American inspired drawings. There will be numerous lots of prints of assorted mediums and editions being sold in lots of 4 and 6.

Yunkers is mostly known for his prints and woodcuts but this sale will also offer approximately 200 original acrylic collages in many sizes and styles, mainly done during the 1960’s and 1970’s. With this vast collection of fresh to market paintings, one really gets to see just how wonderful an abstract painter he really was. Many of his paintings in this sale have gallery labels and even museum exhibition labels on them.

These paintings are coming to market at a time when this type of art is really to the fore of the market. Dealers, investors and art lovers should make a point to come to the July 27th sale, if not to buy one of them, just to see a once in a lifetime collection of great art go up for sale.

Clarke expects to sell approximately 350 lots at the July 27th auction, which begins at 12 p.m. at Clarke’s state of the art facility at 2372 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, New York 10538. There are 2 days of previews prior to the sale: Friday and Saturday, July 25th and 26th from 12 to 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 27th, the day of the sale, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. sale start. For more information call Clarke Auction at 914-833-8336 or email info@clarkeny.com. Those unable to attend the sale can bid live online at www.liveauctioneers.com and www.invaluable.com.