Adja Yunkers (American/Latvian, 1900-1983), "Bal Des Pendus II," 1977, mixed media on canvas, signed, titled, and dated verso, canvas: 76.75"h x 64.25", overall (with frame): 77"h x 64.25"w. Provenance: from the collection of the artist's daughter (Alexandra Yunkers, Sonoma, California). A major New York, mid-twentieth century abstract painter and printmaker, Yunkers was part of a group of New York artists (and friends) which included Robert Motherwell, Willem De Kooning, Mark Rothko, Phillip Guston, and Alexander Calder.