Nam June Paik

South Korean · 1932–2006 · Painter, Printmaker

Nam June Paik was a South Korean artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. He is credited with the first use (1974) of the… (Wikipedia)

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Miss RheingoldLempertz · Jun 2007€249,900≈ $335,766≈ £169,741Sign up to see
Big ShoulderPhillips · May 2018HK$2,312,500≈ $294,774≈ £221,418≈ €253,156Sign up to see
Watchdog IIPhillips · Jun 2016£173,000≈ $231,578≈ €209,137Sign up to see

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Untitled (from the Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow portfolio), 1992
Screenprint
22¾ h x 20 w in (58 x 51 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022 · Lot 280
$1,105≈ £957≈ €1,104Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Casi, 1992
Lithograph
30 h x 40¼ w in (76 x 102 cm)
Wright · Jan 27, 2022 · Lot 379
$2,500≈ £1,868≈ €2,240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Wright ↗
Enlightenment Compressed, 1994
Sculpture · Panel
sculpture 11 3/4 x 17 x 19 in. (29.8 x 43.2 x 48.3 cm) installation dimensions 20 1/2 x 20 x 20 in. (52.1 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Phillips · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 191
$107,100≈ £79,463≈ €94,403Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
TV - die reine Vernunft, 1975
Print (other) · Board · ed. 44/100
21 x 24cm
Van Ham · Nov 16, 2021 · Lot 76
€645≈ $733≈ £545Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Van Ham ↗
MT-TV, 1994
Samsung TV, Acrylfarbe, Lautsprecher, Widerstände, Platine, Sony Watchman FD 230, Laserdisc, in Originalkarton · ed. 28/30
33 × 36 × 38 cm
Kornfeld · Sep 16, 2021 · Lot 672
CHF 13,000≈ $14,048≈ £10,154≈ €11,942HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 15,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
New York + Paris = Art, 1999
Lithograph · Paper
22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)
Wright · Aug 11, 2021 · Lot 239
$875≈ £632≈ €747Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
ICA Edition, 1990
Screenprint · Canvas
61 x 61 cm
Lempertz · Jun 18, 2021 · Lot 404
€8,125≈ $9,667≈ £6,970Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
Untitled, 1982
Oil · Canvas
40 x 50 cm
Lempertz · Jun 18, 2021 · Lot 405
€23,750≈ $28,258≈ £20,373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
Gotherbot, 1994
Sculpture
53 x 41 1/4 x 36 in. (134.6 x 104.8 x 91.4 cm)
Phillips · Mar 3, 2021 · Lot 52
$138,600≈ £99,341≈ €115,040Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
TV News, 1975
Lithograph
19 h x 15⅛ w in (48 x 38 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021 · Lot 386
$780≈ £562≈ €647Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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About Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik was a South Korean artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. He is credited with the first use (1974) of the term "electronic super highway" to describe the future of telecommunications.

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