opened a retrospective exhibition of her works in 2000. Works Divorce Testimony () Go on a Honeymoon: The Tomb of First Love () Gyunghee () Jeongsun () Na Hyeseok jeonjip () Na Hyeseok's Collected Works () Self-Portrait (자화상), ca. 1928 Peonies at Hwaryeongjeon (화령전 작약) Paris Landscape Dancers (ca. 1927-1928) Harbor in Spain Beach in Spain Scene of Paris (1927-1928) Artwork Although Na Hyeseok is remembered primarily for her literary work on early feminism, she has also impacted modern Korean art through several known pieces that reflect both her beliefs on gender roles as well as her life's trajectory. The most famous of these works is her Self-Portrait (자화상), ca. 1928. It is difficult to find any likeness to Korean or female conformity in Na’s self-portrait. In this oil painting, she emphasizes her identity as a modern, educated, independent woman by wearing modern clothing instead of a traditional Korean hanbok, which was at the time worn as everyday clothing in Korea. Additionally, her hairstyle is also modernized; her hair in the painting has been "styled" into soft waves with two buns in the back, which was a popular feminine hairstyle in the West in the 1920s. Her make-up is also more westernized, with harsh contour, heavy blush, the shape of the eyebrow is arched and shaded darkly with a dark brown to black coloring. The dark palette of the background blends with Na’s hair and dress to create a flat surface for her face to stand out, drawing viewers’ eyes to her expression. The carved and partially shadowed face, the dark, deep eyes, and the slightly pressed and pursed mouth convey weariness and agony. In addition to these qualities, her large eyes and high nose bridge are reminiscent of western features. The influence of Cubism is clear in the prominent Westernized facial bone structure of the subject; this could imply a preferred appearance or a wish to understand the Western woman’s experience of living in a more progressive society. Despite the fact that she looks both western and modern in terms of appearance and attire, the darkness in this painting's coloring (black, silver, brown, peach) shows how she was still stuck within a society where conservative ideas were holding women back from achieving real and significant social changes. The depressing look she dons in the painting indicates the hardship of living as a New Woman in a patriarchal and complicated