Nam June Paik Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nam June Paik Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 13, 2026
Online - Modern and Contemporary Art Nam June Paik Satelite Duo. 1995. Farb
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Online - Modern and Contemporary Art Nam June Paik Satelite Duo. 1995. Farboffsetlithographie auf leichtem Velinkarton. 59,5 x 84,2 cm. Signiert und bezeichnet "E.A.". - In den Kanten punktuell leicht berieben, die Ecken etw. bestoßen, hier partiell auch minimal und kaum merklich knickspurig. Insgesamt sehr gut. Prachtvoller, farbleuchtender Druck der Darstellung im vollen Format. Fluxus Nam June Paik Satelite Duo. 1995. Farboffsetlithographie auf leichtem Velinkarton. 59,5 x 84,2 cm. Signiert und bezeichnet "E.A.". - In den Kanten punktuell leicht berieben, die Ecken etw. bestoßen, hier partiell auch minimal und kaum merklich knickspurig. Insgesamt sehr gut. Prachtvoller, farbleuchtender Druck der Darstellung im vollen Format. Exemplar "épreuve d'artiste" außerhalb der Auflage. - Nach einem Satellitenbild. Gezeigt werden Joseph Beuys und John Cage in einer gemeinsamen Performance als Dokument einer künstlerischen Freundschaft und Zusammenarbeit. Colour offsetlithograph on light wove card. Signed and inscribed "E.A." - In the margins partly slightly rubbed, the corners somewhat bumped, here also minimally and barely noticeable creased. Very good overall. Splendid and colour rich impression of the full format depiction. Dieses Los ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 24,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (Bücher, Kunst) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer (Manuskripte, Siebdrucke, Offsetdrucke Photographien) in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Sep. 13, 2026
Online - Modern and Contemporary Art Nam June Paik Bogey and Beuys. 1990. F
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Online - Modern and Contemporary Art Nam June Paik Bogey and Beuys. 1990. Farboffset auf festem Velin. 81,5 x 59,3 cm. Signiert und nummeriert. - Oberen Ecken minimal angestoßen. Insgesamt sehr gut. Prachtvoller, farbintesiver Druck. Fluxus Nam June Paik Bogey and Beuys. 1990. Farboffset auf festem Velin. 81,5 x 59,3 cm. Signiert und nummeriert. - Oberen Ecken minimal angestoßen. Insgesamt sehr gut. Prachtvoller, farbintesiver Druck. Eines von 50 Exemplaren. - Blatt aus Grafikmappe "Für Oskar Lafontaine". - Hrsg.: Aktion für mehr Demokratie, Heidelberg. Druck bei Steidl, Göttingen. Colour offset on firm wove paper. Signed and numbered. - Upper corners minimally bumped. Overall in very good condition. A splendid, richly coloured impression. - One of 50 copies. - Sheet from the portfolio "Für Oskar Lafontaine". - Published by Aktion für mehr Demokratie, Heidelberg. Printed by Steidl, Göttingen. Dieses Los ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 24,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (Bücher, Kunst) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer (Manuskripte, Siebdrucke, Offsetdrucke Photographien) in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Sep. 13, 2026
Fluxus Nam June Paik 3 Arbeiten. Triangle, Trinity. Aus: Sequences. 1998. J
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Fluxus Nam June Paik 3 Arbeiten. Triangle, Trinity. Aus: Sequences. 1998. Je Farbserigraphie, Offset und Collage bzw. Farbserigraphie und Offset auf Rives Velin. Je 30,5 x 32,5 cm (40 x 50 cm). Je signiert und nummeriert sowie verso mit dem Stempel des Herausgebers. - Insgesamt sehr gut. Prachtvolle, farbintensive Drucke der athmosphärischen Kompositionen mit Rand. Nam June Paik 3 Arbeiten. Triangle, Trinity. Aus: Sequences. 1998. Je Farbserigraphie, Offset und Collage bzw. Farbserigraphie und Offset auf Rives Velin. Je 30,5 x 32,5 cm (40 x 50 cm). Je signiert und nummeriert sowie verso mit dem Stempel des Herausgebers. - Insgesamt sehr gut. Prachtvolle, farbintensive Drucke der athmosphärischen Kompositionen mit Rand. Je eines von 60 Exemplaren. - Hg. Edition Schellmann, München/NewYork. - Die drei vorliegenden Blätter, die Nam June Pailk für das Portfolio "Sequences" kreierte, verbinden hintergründige Bildstörungen, silhouettenhafte Figuren und collagierte Fernsehausschnitte zu einer Bildwelt, die die Ästhetik früher Videokunst mit der fragmentierten Wahrnehmung einer medial gesättigten Gegenwart verbindet. Das Triptychon-Format ist dabei nicht nur formal begründet: Der Titel Trinity verweist auf eine Dreiecksbeziehung zwischen Bild, Medium und Betrachter, die Paiks gesamtes Werk durchzieht. Each colour silkscreen, offset and collage or colour silkscreen and offset on Rives vellum. Each signed and numbered and with the publisher's stamp on the reverse. - In very good condition overall. Magnificent, vibrantly coloured prints of atmospheric compositions with margins. - One of 60 copies. - Published by Edition Schellmann, Munich/New York. - The three prints presented here, created by Nam June Paik for the portfolio "Sequences", combine subtle visual distortions, silhouette-like figures and collaged television clips to form a visual world that links the aesthetics of early video art with the fragmented perception of a media-saturated present. The triptych format is not merely a formal choice: the title Trinity refers to a triangular relationship between image, medium and viewer that pervades Paik's entire oeuvre. Dieses Los ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 24,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (Bücher, Kunst) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer (Manuskripte, Siebdrucke, Offsetdrucke Photographien) in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Jul. 21, 2026
NamJune Paik 1932-2006, American/Korean
Est: ₩95,000,000 - ₩200,000,000
백남준 NamJune Paik 1932-2006 American/Korean 백남준 Ⅰ NamJune Paik Ⅰ single-channel video, 3 antique TVs, video splitter, USB, bulbs and various objects 35.5×108×139.7(h)cm, 14×42.5×55(h)in 1995 signed on the upper right side
Seoul Auction
Jul. 11, 2026
Fluxus Nam June Paik 3 Arbeiten. Triangle, Trinity. Aus: Sequence
Est: €2,200 -
Fluxus Paik, Nam June 3 Arbeiten. Triangle, Trinity. Aus: Sequences. 1998. Je Farbserigraphie, Offset und Collage bzw. Farbserigraphie und Offset auf Rives Velin. Je 30,5 x 32,5 cm (40 x 50 cm). Je signiert und nummeriert sowie verso mit dem Stempel des Herausgebers. - Insgesamt sehr gut. Prachtvolle, farbintensive Drucke der athmosphärischen Kompositionen mit Rand. Je eines von 60 Exemplaren. - Hg. Edition Schellmann, München/NewYork. - Die drei vorliegenden Blätter, die Nam June Pailk für das Portfolio "Sequences" kreierte, verbinden hintergründige Bildstörungen, silhouettenhafte Figuren und collagierte Fernsehausschnitte zu einer Bildwelt, die die Ästhetik früher Videokunst mit der fragmentierten Wahrnehmung einer medial gesättigten Gegenwart verbindet. Das Triptychon-Format ist dabei nicht nur formal begründet: Der Titel Trinity verweist auf eine Dreiecksbeziehung zwischen Bild, Medium und Betrachter, die Paiks gesamtes Werk durchzieht. Each colour silkscreen, offset and collage or colour silkscreen and offset on Rives vellum. Each signed and numbered and with the publisher's stamp on the reverse. - In very good condition overall. Magnificent, vibrantly coloured prints of atmospheric compositions with margins. - One of 60 copies. - Published by Edition Schellmann, Munich/New York. - The three prints presented here, created by Nam June Paik for the portfolio "Sequences", combine subtle visual distortions, silhouette-like figures and collaged television clips to form a visual world that links the aesthetics of early video art with the fragmented perception of a media-saturated present. The triptych format is not merely a formal choice: the title Trinity refers to a triangular relationship between image, medium and viewer that pervades Paik's entire oeuvre. *Dieses Los ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 24,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (Bücher, Kunst) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer (Manuskripte, Siebdrucke, Offsetdrucke Photographien) in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Jun. 24, 2026
Nam June Paik, 1932-2006, When too perfect lieber Gott böse
Est: CHF600 - CHF900
Nam June Paik, 1932-2006, When too perfect lieber Gott böse
Germann Auction House Ltd
Jun. 12, 2026
Nam June Paik, T.V. News
Est: $700 - $900
Nam June Paik T.V. News 1975 lithograph image: 8.125 h x 10 w in (21 x 25 cm) sheet: 18.75 h x 24.75 w in (48 x 63 cm) Signed and numbered to lower right '21/35 NJP'. This work is number 21 from the edition of 35 published by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. Provenance: Private Collection, PA | Briggs Auction, Garnet Valley, PA, Discovery Auction, 31 October 2025, Lot 180 | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 10, 2026
Nam June Paik: From Seoul to Budapest
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
PAIK , NAM JUNE 1932 Seoul–2006 Miami Beach/Florida Title: From Seoul to Budapest. Date: 1988/1991. Technique: Video installation in wooden box with nine screens, light box with photos, bronze deer on stone and wire mesh hat. Measurement: Screens: 20.5 x 7 cm each. Wooden bo x : 90 x 153 x 38 cm cm. The bronze on the stone used in the installation is the prototype for an edition created by the artist in 1988. The video was produced by Jean Paul Fargier in collaboration with the French broadcaster Canal Plus in 1990. Provenance: - Basler Kunstverein - Private collection Cologne (acquired from previous owner in 1991) Exhibitions: - Kunsthalle Basel, 1991 - Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg 2002 Literature: - Exhib. cat. Fluxus and Video Sculpture, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg 2002, cat. no. 49, p. 132 - A personal shrine in memory of his artist friend Joseph Beuys - A highly aesthetic fusion of different media and cultural contexts - Paik is regarded as the founder of video and media art Classicism and Noise Nam June Paik, composer and visual artist, is regarded as the founder of video and media art. After studying philosophy, musicology, and art history in Tokyo, Paik moved to West Germany in 1956, where he increasingly turned toward experimental music in Munich and Freiburg. Between 1958 and 1963, Paik worked alongside Karlheinz Stockhausen at the WDR Studio for Electronic Music in Cologne. His encounter with the American composer John Cage in Darmstadt in 1958 proved to be a decisive formative experience. Paik subsequently developed the concept of his action music and joined the Fluxus movement in 1962. Through his performances, he shocked audiences by disrupting the classical canon with avant-garde modes of expression—employing technologically manipulated television sets alongside prepared pianos and noisy sound objects. Television soon became Paik’s preferred medium and shaped the technological direction of his later practice, from which emerged an electronic form of painting as well as his TV Objects and TV Sculptures. The year 1961 marked the beginning of a friendship lasting more than twenty-five years with Joseph Beuys. At the center of their many collaborations stood the desire to transcend boundaries between cultures and artistic forms, forging connections between Western and Eastern philosophy. Korean Family and Artistic Kinship The present work, From Seoul to Budapest (1991), is shaped by the symbolic and spiritual bond between the artists. It directly relates to Paik’s performance A Pas de Loup: de Seoul à Budapest, staged in 1990 in the courtyard of Gallery Hyundai in Seoul as a commemorative ceremony for Joseph Beuys, who had died in 1986. The foundation of Paik’s actions lay in a traditional Korean shamanistic ritual intended to guide the souls of the dead into the afterlife. Paik intertwines his spiritual role as mediator between worlds with his own biographical journey from Korea to Europe and his relationship with Beuys. The two cities named in the title unite past and future: while Seoul symbolizes Paik’s origins, Budapest points toward the continuation—beyond death—of the artists’ intellectual friendship and references a planned joint performance in the Eastern European city. An Intimate Shrine of Memory The video installation incorporates a wide range of visual material. Across nine monitors appear alternating images from filmed recordings of Coyote III, the piano duet performed by Beuys and Paik in Tokyo in 1984, alongside imagery of a couple dressed in traditional Korean clothing. Between the rows of monitors, a lightbox presents a sequence of historical photographs from Korea—including personal family images and advertising material for the textile factory owned by Paik’s family dating to 1929. In a group photograph from the 1930s, Paik appears as a small child beside his parents. A portrait from 1920 depicts his grandfather, Paik Yun-su. While the lower row of four screens remains uninterrupted, the upper row is broken by an open compartment containing a small sculpture of a roaring stag—an emblem of German folklore—poised upon a rocky ledge. Resting atop the surrounding wooden structure lies a wire-mesh hat, serving as both a characteristic feature and emblematic stand-in for Beuys. In 1984, Paik had returned to his homeland for the first time since fleeing the Korean War. This renewed engagement with his origins inaugurated a phase of quiet introspection and mourning that would continue until his death. Through the intertwining of biographical and artistic relationships, the work reveals itself as a profoundly personal shrine—one in which Paik simultaneously honors his ancestors and commemorates his companion, Joseph Beuys. Bettina Haiss Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Nam June Paik #Fluxus #Media Art #USA #Contemporary Art #1990s #Technique #Film / Video #Scultpures. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obliged to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price to this fee.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Jun. 06, 2026
Nam June Paik, Tiger Lives, 2000
Est: €20,000 - €25,000
Signed and dated 'Paik 2000' on acrylic glass.
Lempertz
May. 28, 2026
Nam June Paik "Novecento" 1992 10 colour offset lithographs 33.5 x 45 cm Signed and numbered 98/130 in pencil at the bottom Edizioni Carte Segrete, Rome Provenance Private collection, Genoa...
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
(Seul 1932 - Miami 2006) "Novecento" 1992 10 colour offset lithographs 33.5 x 45 cm Signed and numbered 98/130 in pencil at the bottom Edizioni Carte Segrete, Rome Provenance Private collection, Genoa IT "Novecento" 1992 10 litografie offset a colori cm 33,5x45 Firmate e numerate 98/130 in basso a matita Edizioni Carte Segrete, Roma Provenienza Collezione privata, Genova
Il Ponte Auction House
May. 20, 2026
Nam June Paik (1932 - 2006) - Charlotte Moorman, 1975
Est: €800 - €1,200
Vintage gelatin silver print cm 64 x 50 | 25.2 x 19.7 in. Signed and titled in black ink on the verso Framed
Finarte
May. 10, 2026
Nam June Paik (1932 Seoul - Miami 2006)
Est: €200 - €300
TV News. 1990er Jahre. Farboffset auf leichtem Karton. Unterhalb der Darstellung mit Bleistift signiert und nummeriert: Paik, 35/90. Blattmaß: 41,5 x 58,5 cm.
AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
May. 10, 2026
Nam June Paik (1932 Seoul - Miami 2006)
Est: €400 - €600
Golden View. 1991. Radierung und Offset mit goldfarbenem Aufdruck auf Velin. Unterhalb der Darstellung mit Bleistift signiert und nummeriert: Paik, 37/100. Rahmenausschnitt: 74,5 x 70,3 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt: 79 x 75 cm.
AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
Apr. 28, 2026
NamJune Paik 1932-2006 American/Korean
Est: ₩190,000,000 - ₩400,000,000
백남준 NamJune Paik 1932-2006 American/Korean Untitled (For Blair Thurman) single-channel video, 10 televisions, mini HD player, SD card, video splitter, phonograph horn, candle bulb and various objects 70×165×184.5(h)cm, 27.6×65×72.6(h)in 1997 signed, titled and dated on the lower left monitor
Seoul Auction
Apr. 28, 2026
NamJune Paik 1932-2006 American/Korean
Est: ₩150,000,000 - ₩300,000,000
백남준 NamJune Paik 1932-2006 American/Korean 김활란 박사 Dr. Helen Kim single-channel video, 7 televisions, antique radio, USB, media player, video splitter and various objects 51×148.5×162.3(h)cm, 20.1×58.5×63.9(h)in 1997 signed and dated on the right arm
Seoul Auction
Apr. 23, 2026
Nam June Paik (Korean, 1932-2006), "Beuys & Shaman", 1992
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Nam June Paik (Korean, 1932-2006) "Beuys & Shaman", 1992 Spanish Revival metal chandelier with galleon, ca. 1920, twelve lights, five Sony FD-10 Pocket Watchmans, Porter Cable storage case, now repurposed to store electrical equipment, Zealous Video Sender, two channel color video, Magno Sound & Video laser disk, and laser disk player, now digitized to DVD titled and dated on original laser disk.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Mar. 19, 2026
NAM JUNE PAIK (Seoul, 1932 - Miami, 2006) Untitled, 1992. Lithograph on 270 grams Velin d'Arches paper, copy 68/250. Signed and justified by hand.
Est: €800 - €1,000
NAM JUNE PAIK (Seoul, 1932 - Miami, 2006) Untitled, 1992. Lithograph on 270 grams Velin d'Arches paper, copy 68/250. Signed and justified by hand. Measurements: 63 x 90 cm. Nam June Paik worked throughout his career as a musical composer, but also as a video artist, painter and engraver. He trained musically at the University of Tokyo, where he also studied Art History. He later traveled to Germany in the mid-1950s to study music theory in Munich, Cologne and Freiburg. He worked in the electronic music research laboratory of Radio Cologne, and participated in the artistic research groups Happening and Fluxus. In this and other lithographs he investigates the graphic possibilities from the serialization of elements close to the aesthetics of the video game and even the "emoticon".
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 04, 2026
NAM JUNE PAIK SENZA TITOLO
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
NAM JUNE PAIK 1932-2006 Senza titolo Matita su carta cm. 35x42 Firma al fronte Autentica su fotografia a cura di Fabio Sargentini, L'Attico, Roma PROVENIENZA Collezione privata, Milano
Area Casa D'Aste
Feb. 21, 2026
Nam June Paik, Korean American (1932 - 2006), Etching on Etching, 1984, etching and aquatint in 10 colors on Rives BFK paper, 18 1/4"H x 21 1/2"W(sight)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Nam June Paik Korean American, (1932 - 2006) Etching on Etching, 1984 etching and aquatint in 10 colors on Rives BFK paper Pencil signed lower right with blindstamp, edition 5/58. Provenance: Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH From the estate of Jim and Anna White, Indianapolis, IN Biography from the Archives of askART: Born in Seoul, South Korea, Nam June Paik became the pioneer of video art* in the United States. He coined the phrase "electronic superhighway", and with his work, demonstrated how artists could use the medium of television creatively. Part of his innovation was building a video synthesizer that allows video images to be reshaped and altered with color. In this and other ways, he expanded "the traditional definitions of art-making . . . while simultaneously initiating and influencing creative developments in the technical realms of television editing and image making" (ARTNews 5/99). In spite of a stroke suffered in 1997, he continued to work and focused on laser installations, which were featured in a 2000 retrospective at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York. ARTNews magazine, May 1999, featured him as one of the top 25 most influential western artists. He first began thinking about video as an art form in 1959, when he wrote about the idea in a letter to performance* artist John Cage. Meeting Cage in Germany shortly after was the turning point in Paik's life. Cage performed, at that time, by smashing a violin in a work called One for Violin. Paik was trained in philosophy and music at the University of Munich and then the conservatory in Freiburg. In 1961, he became involved with the Fluxus* movement and then he and a friend began to experiment with television, learning the technical aspects as well as exploring the artistic. His first show was in 1963 at the Galerie Parnass in Wuppertal, Germany. His wife of more than thirty years was Shigeko Kubota, a video artist whom he credits for many creative ideas including the waterfall at his Guggenheim retrospective. In 1996, Paik suffered a stroke but remained active, continuing to draw and develop new sculptures and conceptual works from his New York studio. On January 29, 2006, Nam June Paik died in his home in Miami Beach, Florida, survived by his wife. In 2009, representatives of his estate chose the Smithsonian Art Museum as the Paik archival repository. There a Paik Center is being established for scholars and artists to convey "the tangible sense of the artist's hand in transforming video and television into an artist's medium." (Vogel) The archive includes Paik's early writings on art history, correspondance, the complete set of video tapes, production notes, sketches and notebooks, early model television sets, hand-drawn plans for his video synthesizer, and objects from his SoHo studio such as toys, folk sculpture and the desk where he did paintings. Sources: ARTnews, May 1999 John Hanhardt, "Nam June Paik, 1932-2006", Art in America, April 2006, p. 39. Carol Vogel, "Inside Art", The New York Times, 5/1/2009, p. C24
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 21, 2026
Nam June Paik, Korean American (1932 - 2006), Rosetta Stone, 1984, etching and aquatint in 10 colors on Rives BFK paper, 18 1/4"H x 20 1/2"W(sight), 23 1/2"H x 26 3/4"W(frame)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Nam June Paik Korean American, (1932 - 2006) Rosetta Stone, 1984 etching and aquatint in 10 colors on Rives BFK paper Pencil signed lower right with blindstamp, edition 5/58. Provenance: Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH From the estate of Jim and Anna White, Indianapolis, IN Biography from the Archives of askART: Born in Seoul, South Korea, Nam June Paik became the pioneer of video art* in the United States. He coined the phrase "electronic superhighway", and with his work, demonstrated how artists could use the medium of television creatively. Part of his innovation was building a video synthesizer that allows video images to be reshaped and altered with color. In this and other ways, he expanded "the traditional definitions of art-making . . . while simultaneously initiating and influencing creative developments in the technical realms of television editing and image making" (ARTNews 5/99). In spite of a stroke suffered in 1997, he continued to work and focused on laser installations, which were featured in a 2000 retrospective at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York. ARTNews magazine, May 1999, featured him as one of the top 25 most influential western artists. He first began thinking about video as an art form in 1959, when he wrote about the idea in a letter to performance* artist John Cage. Meeting Cage in Germany shortly after was the turning point in Paik's life. Cage performed, at that time, by smashing a violin in a work called One for Violin. Paik was trained in philosophy and music at the University of Munich and then the conservatory in Freiburg. In 1961, he became involved with the Fluxus* movement and then he and a friend began to experiment with television, learning the technical aspects as well as exploring the artistic. His first show was in 1963 at the Galerie Parnass in Wuppertal, Germany. His wife of more than thirty years was Shigeko Kubota, a video artist whom he credits for many creative ideas including the waterfall at his Guggenheim retrospective. In 1996, Paik suffered a stroke but remained active, continuing to draw and develop new sculptures and conceptual works from his New York studio. On January 29, 2006, Nam June Paik died in his home in Miami Beach, Florida, survived by his wife. In 2009, representatives of his estate chose the Smithsonian Art Museum as the Paik archival repository. There a Paik Center is being established for scholars and artists to convey "the tangible sense of the artist's hand in transforming video and television into an artist's medium." (Vogel) The archive includes Paik's early writings on art history, correspondance, the complete set of video tapes, production notes, sketches and notebooks, early model television sets, hand-drawn plans for his video synthesizer, and objects from his SoHo studio such as toys, folk sculpture and the desk where he did paintings. Sources: ARTnews, May 1999 John Hanhardt, "Nam June Paik, 1932-2006", Art in America, April 2006, p. 39. Carol Vogel, "Inside Art", The New York Times, 5/1/2009, p. C24
Ripley Auctions
Jan. 28, 2026
NAM JUNE PAIK (1932-2006), DRAWING ''TV SE
Est: -
Nam June Paik (1932-2006), drawing ''TV Set with Photo Negatives,'' opaque white on dark brown cardboard, 1988. The American-Korean artist and composer Nam June Paik is considered the father of video and media art. The central motif of his works is the TV set as an art object, which he humorously depicts in this drawing in combination with four photo negatives. Unsigned, provenance: private collection, Berlin (gift from the artist), 50 × 70 cm
Historia Auctionata
Dec. 18, 2025
Nam June Paik, Untitled, 1973.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nam June Paik (1932-2006) Untitled. Ink on paper, 1973. Signed in ink at lower right.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 10, 2025
Nam June PAIK
Est: €25,000 - €35,000
Nam June PAIK Sans titre - 1992 Cravate, broche en métal et toile photosensibilisée Signée et datée verticalement en bas à droite "Paik, 92" 173 x 132 cm Provenance : Vente, Londres, Sotheby's, 11 décembre 1997, lot 245 Collection particulière, Belgique Un certificat de l'artiste sera remis à l'acquéreur. Tie, metal brooch and photosensitised canvas; signed and dated vertically lower right; 68.11 x 52 in. Nam June PAIK 173 x 132 cm
Artcurial
Nov. 28, 2025
Paik, Nam June: Ohne Titel
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Ohne Titel Acryl auf Baumwolltuch. Wohl 1977. 86,5 x 64,5 cm. Unten rechts mit Pinsel in Schwarz signiert "PAIK". Dynamische Gelegenheitszeichnung. Entstanden als Dank an Knut Schäfer, der 1977 Nam June Paik als videotechnischer Leiter bei der Umsetzung der Video-Installation "TV garden / Video-Jungle" auf der documenta 6 in Kassel unterstützte. – Beigegeben: Ein handschriftlicher Dankesbrief von Nam June Paik an Knut Schäfer, sieben dokumentarische Fotografien der Videoinstallation von Nam June Paik, zwei Arbeitszeugnisse für Knut Schäfer, ausgestellt von der documenta 6, eines von Manfred Schneckenburger, sowie ein Gutachten für Knut Schäfer von Manfred Schneckenburger. - Provenienz: Nachlass Knut Schäfer, Hamburg - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 27, 2025
Nam June Paik (1932-2006). Burning hat.
Est: €400 - €600
Nam June Paik (1932-2006). Burning hat. Colour silkscreen, 60,5x81 cm., signed and "66/90" in pencil, from the portfolio For Joseph Beuys, Munich/ New York, Edition Schellmann/ Galerie Bernd Klüser, 1987, loose as issued in the orig. wr., folio.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 26, 2025
Nam June Paik, 1932-2006, Fluxus Island in Decollage Ocean
Est: CHF400 - CHF600
17/30. Signed.
Germann Auction House Ltd
Nov. 22, 2025
NAM JUNE PAIK LIMITED EDITION SWATCH WATCH.
Est: $60 - $80
In original box, excellent condition.
Casco Bay Auctions
Nov. 22, 2025
NAM JUNE PAIK LIMITED EDITION SWATCH WATCH.
Est: $60 - $80
In original box, excellent condition.
Casco Bay Auctions
Nov. 19, 2025
Charlotte
Est: $300,000 - $400,000
Nam June Paik 1932 - 2006 Charlotte mixed media 103 by 86 ½ by 23 ⅝ in. 261.6 by 219.7 by 60 cm. Executed in 1995. Please note this work is on view at 1334 York Avenue.
Sotheby's
Nov. 06, 2025
PAIK, NAM JUNE: "David".
Est: CHF250 - CHF500
PAIK, NAM JUNE (Seoul 1932 - 2006 Miami) : "David"; Offsetlithografie; 76x56 cm (BG), gerahmt; handsig. u.r., num. 41/64
Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG
Oct. 31, 2025
Nam June Paik. Profile and TV, acrylic
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
(South Korean/American, 1932-2006) Acrylic on cream wove paper, signed "Paik" lr, sheet size: 12 x 17 1/8 in., framed size: 18 x 24 in.
Alex Cooper
Oct. 28, 2025
PAIK NAM JUNE
Est: €4,000 - €7,000
NAM JUNE PAIK (1932-2006) Senza titolo (Schermo di televisore) 1971 tecnica mista e collage su cartone cm 60x70 firmato in basso a destra nello schermo centrale sul retro: etichetta della Galerie 1900 2000 Parigi; etichetta dello Studio Morra Napoli autentica della Galerie 1900 2000 Parigi Untitled (TV screen) 1971 mixed media and collage on cardboard 23 62x27 55 in signed lower right on the central screen on the reverse: label of Galerie 1900 2000 Paris; label of Studio Morra Naples certificate by Galerie 1900 2000 Paris
Aste Boetto SRL
Oct. 28, 2025
PAIK NAM JUNE
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
NAM JUNE PAIK (1932-2006) TV Buddha 1985 scultura lignea cm 94x76x60 televisore cm 50x53x42 telecamera e supporto ambientale cm 40x162x98 (dimensioni variabili) firmato e datato sulla scultura fotografia dell'installazione firmata dall'artista TV Buddha 1985 wooden sculpture 37x29 92x23 62 in TV 19 68x20 86x16 53 in camera and support 15 74x63 77x38 58 in (variable dimensions) signed and dated on the sculpture photo of the installation signed by the artist esposizione: 2014 Per_formare una collezione (Intermezzo). Per_forming a collection (Intermezzo) Madre Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina Napoli; 2014 Nam June Paik The future is now Fondazione Pier Luigi e Natalina Remotti Genova bibliografia: Nam June Paik in Italia a cura di Silvia Ferrari Serena Goldoni Marco Pierini Silvana Editoriale 2013 pag.123
Aste Boetto SRL
Sep. 25, 2025
Nam June Paik (American/Korean, 1932-2006) Street of Seoul, 1988
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Nam June Paik (American/Korean, 1932-2006) Street of Seoul, 1988 oil on canvas in vintage RCA TV cabinet frame signed Paik, dated and located (verso) 21 5/8 x 22 1/2 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Bonita Springs, Florida This lot is located in Chicago.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Sep. 16, 2025
Nam June Paik (1932-2006) South Korean
Est: $200 - $400
PORTRAIT OF GEORGE MACIUNAS, 1991, color offset lithograph, signed and dated and numbered 225/299 in pencil, also signed in pen, sheet 11 x 15”. Provenance: From the collection of Phillip Savenick, award-winning television producer and legendary Beverly Hills historian.
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Sep. 16, 2025
NAM JUNE PAIK (Seoul, 1932 - Miami, 2006). Untitled, 1992, from the "Suite Olympic Centennial". Lithograph on 270 grams Velin d'Arches paper, copy P.A. 35/50. Signed and justified by hand.
Est: €1,700 - €2,000
NAM JUNE PAIK (Seoul, 1932 - Miami, 2006). Untitled, 1992, from the "Suite Olympic Centennial". Lithograph on 270 grams Velin d'Arches paper, copy P.A. 35/50. Signed and justified by hand. Measurements: 63 x 90 cm. The Olympic Suite is composed of 50 lithographs and serigraphs chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. Edited to commemorate the first centenary of modern Olympism, the chosen artists are defined by diverse pictorial movements and trends. Nam June Paik worked throughout his career as a music composer, but also as a video artist, painter and printmaker. He received his musical training at the University of Tokyo, where he also studied art history. He later traveled to Germany in the mid-1950s to study music theory in Munich, Cologne and Freiburg. He worked in the electronic music research laboratory of Radio Cologne, and participated in the artistic research groups Happening and Fluxus. In this and other lithographs he investigates the graphic possibilities from the serialization of elements close to the aesthetics of the video game and even the "emoticon".
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 03, 2025
Nam June Paik, Untitled C from Triangle, Trinity (from the Sequences portfolio)
Est: $1,800 - $2,400
Nam June Paik Untitled C from Triangle, Trinity (from the Sequences portfolio) 1998 screenprint in colors with offset lithograph collage elements image: 12 h x 17 w in (30 x 43 cm) sheet: 15.75 h x 19.75 w in (40 x 50 cm) Signed and numbered to lower edge '49/60 Paik'. This work is number 49 from the edition of 60 published by Edition Schellmann, New York and Munich. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Sep. 03, 2025
Nam June Paik, I-Ching/Et Ching (from the V-IDEA a priori suite)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Nam June Paik I-Ching/Et Ching (from the V-IDEA a priori suite) 1984 etching image: 11.75 h x 14.5 w in (30 x 37 cm) sheet: 18.625 h x 21.25 w in (47 x 54 cm) Signed and numbered to lower edge 'TP Paik' with printer's blindstamp. This work is a trial proof apart from the edtion of 58 printed Patsfall Graphics and published by Clay Street Press Inc., Cincinnati, OH. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Aug. 06, 2025
Nam June Paik, Untitled (from the Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow portfolio)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Nam June Paik Untitled (from the Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow portfolio) 1992 screenprint in colors 30 h x 22.75 w in (76 x 58 cm) Signed and numbered to lower edge '45/100 Paik'. This work is number 45 from the edition of 100 printed and published by Edition Domberger, Stuttgart. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Wright
Jul. 17, 2025
NAM JUNE PAIK (Seoul, 1932 - Miami, 2006) Untitled, 1992. Lithograph on 270 grams Velin d'Arches paper, copy 116/250. Signed and justified by hand.
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
NAM JUNE PAIK (Seoul, 1932 - Miami, 2006) Untitled, 1992. Lithograph on 270 grams Velin d'Arches paper, copy 116/250. Signed and justified by hand. Measurements: 63 x 90 cm. Nam June Paik worked throughout his career as a musical composer, but also as a video artist, painter and engraver. He trained musically at the University of Tokyo, where he also studied Art History. He later traveled to Germany in the mid-1950s to study music theory in Munich, Cologne and Freiburg. He worked in the electronic music research laboratory of Radio Cologne, and participated in the artistic research groups Happening and Fluxus. In this and other lithographs he investigates the graphic possibilities from the serialization of elements close to the aesthetics of the video game and even the "emoticon".
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 05, 2025
Nam June Paik “4 Tv” 1975
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Nam June Paik (1932-2006) “4 tv” 1975 Pastel and graphite on paper, cm 22x28 Signature lower right, title in the center Galleria L’Attico di Fabio Sargentini Archive
Felima Art Casa D'Aste
Jul. 05, 2025
Nam June Paik “Zen infinite th” 1973
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Nam June Paik (1932-2006) “Zen infinite th” 1973 Pastel and graphite on paper, cm 45.5x61 Signature lower right, title in the center Galleria L’Attico di Fabio Sargentini Archive
Felima Art Casa D'Aste
Jun. 25, 2025
Nam June Paik, 1932-2006, Video
Est: CHF300 - CHF600
51/199. Signed. With Plexiglas in cardboard folder.
Germann Auction House Ltd
Jun. 19, 2025
NAM JUNE PAIK (Seoul, 1932 - Miami, 2006). Untitled, 1992, from the "Suite Olympic Centennial". Lithograph on 270 grams Velin d'Arches paper, copy P.A. 35/50. Signed and justified by hand.
Est: €1,700 - €2,000
NAM JUNE PAIK (Seoul, 1932 - Miami, 2006). Untitled, 1992, from the "Suite Olympic Centennial". Lithograph on 270 grams Velin d'Arches paper, copy P.A. 35/50. Signed and justified by hand. Measurements: 63 x 90 cm. The Olympic Suite is composed of 50 lithographs and serigraphs chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. Edited to commemorate the first centenary of modern Olympism, the chosen artists are defined by diverse pictorial movements and trends. Nam June Paik worked throughout his career as a music composer, but also as a video artist, painter and printmaker. He received his musical training at the University of Tokyo, where he also studied art history. He later traveled to Germany in the mid-1950s to study music theory in Munich, Cologne and Freiburg. He worked in the electronic music research laboratory of Radio Cologne, and participated in the artistic research groups Happening and Fluxus. In this and other lithographs he investigates the graphic possibilities from the serialization of elements close to the aesthetics of the video game and even the "emoticon".
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 14, 2025
NAM JUNE PAIK – OHNE TITEL (1997)
Est: €390 - €780
NAM JUNE PAIK 1932 Seoul - 2006 Miami Beach UNTITLED (1997) From folio: Edition Deutsche Bank Bauspar AG Skulptur Projekte Münster 1997 Colour lithograph on both sides on Somerset, with watermark and dry stamp. Sheet size 60 x 80 cm. Signed in pencil 'PAIK' lower right on one side as well as numbered '2/100' lower left. NAM JUNE PAIK 1932 Seoul - 2006 Miami Beach OHNE TITEL (1997) aus Mappe: Edition Deutsche Bank Bauspar AG Skulptur Projekte Münster 1997 Beidseitige Farblithografie auf Somerset, mit Wasserzeichen u. Trockenstempel. BM 60 x 80 cm. Einseitig mit Bleistift unten rechts handsign. 'PAIK' sowie unten links num. '2/100'.Zeichen
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Jun. 05, 2025
NAM JUNE PAIK (1932 - 2006) Olympic Centennial.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
NAM JUNE PAIK (1932 - 2006) Olympic Centennial. Color offset lithograph on Arches, 1992. 500x655 mm; 19⅝x25¾ inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 170/250 in pencil, lower margin. Published by Puma Trading, Paris, or Editiones Catalanes, Barcelona, for the International Olympic Committee, with the blind stamp lower center.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 31, 2025
Nam June Paik - Peter Moore. »Variations on a Theme by St. Saens« by Nam June Paik || Charlotte Moorman || Nam June Paik«
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
Nam June Paik - Peter Moore. »Variations on a Theme by St. Saens« by Nam June Paik || Charlotte Moorman || Nam June Paik« Fotografie, vintage. 1965. 23 : 17,5 cm. Rückseitig handschriftlich betitelt und gestempelt. Einer der seltenen Vintageabzüge aus der Zeit der dokumentierten Aktion. - Datiert »Aug 25,1965 im Atelierstempel des Fotografen. - In Passepartout montiert. - Peter Moore (1932-1993) dokumentierte viele Aktionen der New Yorker Fluxus Szene und legte ein unvergleichliches Archiv an. Seine Arbeiten wurden in der Ausstellung »Happenings and Fluxus« 1970 im Kölnischen Kunstverein in Köln gezeigt. [Keywords: Books of the 20 Century ] Achtung! Lose 1-281 werden am Samstag ab 14 Uhr aufgerufen, Lots 301-653 bereits ab 10 Uhr Please note! Lots 1-281 start at 2 p.m., Lots 301-653 already start 10 a.m.
Christian Hesse Auktionen
May. 31, 2025
Nam June Paik - Peter Moore. »26’1.1499 for a String Player« by John Cage || Charlotte Moorman, Cellist || Nam June Paik. Human Cello.
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
Nam June Paik - Peter Moore. »26’1.1499 for a String Player« by John Cage || Charlotte Moorman, Cellist || Nam June Paik. Human Cello. Fotografie, vintage. 1965. 23 : 17,5 cm. Rückseitig handschriftlich betitelt und gestempelt. Einer der seltenen Vintageabzüge aus der Zeit der dokumentierten Aktion. - Datiert »Oct 4, 1965 im Atelierstempel des Fotografen. - In Passepartout montiert. - Peter Moore (1932-1993) dokumentierte viele Aktionen der New Yorker Fluxus Szene und legte ein unvergleichliches Archiv an. Seine Arbeiten wurden in der Ausstellung »Happenings and Fluxus« 1970 im Kölnischen Kunstverein in Köln gezeigt. [Keywords: Books of the 20 Century ] Achtung! Lose 1-281 werden am Samstag ab 14 Uhr aufgerufen, Lots 301-653 bereits ab 10 Uhr Please note! Lots 1-281 start at 2 p.m., Lots 301-653 already start 10 a.m.
Christian Hesse Auktionen