Untitled (Red Hand)

1967

Nam June Paik

Associated Names
Nam June Paik

Artist, American, born South Korea, 1932 - 2006

The image depicts a framed piece of art showing a person from the shoulders up. The figure is sitting, with the lower body out of view. The individual has intense eyes, an arched eyebrow, a mustache, and a stern expression. The hair is styled simply with a shaved front and dark, pulled-back hair. The person wears a dark round-collared robe with wide sleeves, depicted with sweeping brush strokes for movement. Next to them is a red patent leather-like hand imprint. There is no visible jewelry. The background features light brown paper with vertical calligraphic script in bold black ink for texture. The artwork is framed in black, against a white wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    19th-century paper scroll by Komatsu Akira, red ink, light bulb, and wood frame

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Hakuta Family

  • Dimensions

    overall: 168.91 x 74.93 x 14.61 cm (66 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.17.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1932-2006], New York; purchased 2002 by Ken Hakuta, Woodside, California; gift 2010 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1968

  • Nam June Paik: Electronic Art, Galeria Bonino, Ltd., New York, 1968, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2011

  • In the Tower: Nam June Paik, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2011, unnumbered brochure, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: PAIK

Wikidata ID

Q62471108

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