Shunk-Kender’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Yves Klein, Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide)
Shunk-Kender (German and Hungarian, active 1958-1971) Harry Shunk (German, 1924-2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1937-2009)

Yves Klein, Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide)
Shunk-Kender (German and Hungarian, active 1958-1971) Harry Shunk (German, 1924-2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1937-2009)

Yves Klein, Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide)
Shunk-Kender (German and Hungarian, active 1958-1971) Harry Shunk (German, 1924-2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1937-2009)

Yves Klein, Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide)
Shunk-Kender (German and Hungarian, active 1958-1971) Harry Shunk (German, 1924-2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1937-2009)

Yves Klein, Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide)
Shunk-Kender (German and Hungarian, active 1958-1971) Harry Shunk (German, 1924-2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1937-2009)

Yves Klein, Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide)
Shunk-Kender (German and Hungarian, active 1958-1971) Harry Shunk (German, 1924-2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1937-2009)

Yves Klein, Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide)
Shunk-Kender (German and Hungarian, active 1958-1971) Harry Shunk (German, 1924-2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1937-2009)

Yves Klein, preparatory photograph for "Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide)"
Shunk-Kender (German and Hungarian, active 1958-1971) Harry Shunk (German, 1924-2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1937-2009)