PALM AND FINGERS + FINGERTIPS, LEFT HAND 000052

2007

Jenny Holzer

Associated Names
Jenny Holzer

Artist, American, born 1950

The image depicts black, bold shapes against a white background. The elongated and fragmented lines resemble an abstract arrangement of a human hand and fingers. The central shapes mimic five distinct parts, akin to a hand print left on a surface. Other scattered and irregular shapes around the edge may resemble smeared or smudged ink patterns. The image draws comparisons to the structure of a hand and its digits captured on paper, similar to fingerprint documentation in a legal or law enforcement context.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on linen

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    overall: 147.32 x 111.76 cm (58 x 44 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.78.4

  • Copyright

    © Jenny Holzer

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Hoosick, New York; gift 2010 to NGA.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q20198154

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