Reflection of a Woman, Paris

1999, printed 2008

Jehsong Baak

Associated Names
Jehsong Baak

Artist, American, born South Korea, 1967

This is a photograph of an urban night scene with a blurred reflection. The photograph captures a dimly lit city street, where the wet pavement reflects the streetlights and passing cars. To the left, a partial reflection of a figure with a prominent white ruffled collar is visible. The right side shows a parked car on the rainy road, while the depth of the street recedes into the night.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Jehsong Baak)

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.5 × 20 cm (5 5/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 24 × 27 cm (9 7/16 × 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.117.284

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jehsong Baak, Paris; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Framed: Street Photography from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3 – April 17, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across center in graphite: for Corcoran Gallery / Reflection of a woman, Paris 1999 / Printed by Baak in Paris 2008 / Special edition for Là ou Ailleurs / 27/50 Jehsong Baak / Paris 4/2008; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 2009.005.002

Wikidata ID

Q64155622

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