List of Korean painters

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This page lists notable Korean painters beginning from the Joseon Dynasty, including any born in Korea or identifying themselves as Korean.

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Joseon period

NameKorean nameHanjaDateNote
An Kyŏn 안견安堅c. 1400 – c. 1470drew Mongyu dowondo (몽유도원도) for Grand Prince Anpyeong  [ ko ] in 1447
An Jung-sik 안중식安中植1861–1919Spring Dawn at Mt. Baegak (백악춘효), 1915
Pyŏn Sangbyŏk 변상벽卞相璧fl. 1663 – fl. 1773known for cat paintings
Ch'oe Puk 최북崔北1712–1760
Ch'oe Susŏng 최수성崔壽峸1487–1521
Kang Hŭian 강희안姜希顔1419–1464
Kang Sehwang 강세황姜世晃1713–1791
Heo Nanseolheon 허난설헌許蘭雪軒1563–1589
Hwang Gi-cheon 황기천1760–1821
Jang Seung-eop 장승업, 오원張承業 吾園1843–1897
Jeong Seon 정선鄭敾1676–1759
Chŏng Hongnae 정홍래;鄭弘來Nicknames 晩香 and 菊塢1720–known for portraying birds of prey
Kim Tŭksin 김득신金得臣1754–1822
Kim Du-ryang 김두량金斗樑1696–1763known for dog paintings
Kim Eung-hwan 김응환金應煥1742–1789
Kim Hong-do 김홍도, 단원金弘道 檀園1745 – c. 1806
Kim Chŏnghŭi 김정희金正喜1786–1856known for both characteristic calligraphy and paintings
Kim Myeong-guk 김명국金明國b. 1600 – fl. 1636known for Dalmado
Kim Sik 김식金埴1579–1662
Kim Such'ŏl 김수철金秀哲
Nam Gye-u 남계우南啓宇1811–1888known for butterfly paintings
Shin Saimdang 신사임당申師任堂1504–1551
Sin Yu신유申濡1610–1665
Sin Wi 신위申緯1769–1845
Shin Yun-bok, Hyewon신윤복, 혜원申潤福 蕙園1758 – c. 1813
Sim Sa-jeong 심사정沈師正1707–1769
Yi Am 이암李嵒1499–
Yi Han-cheol 이한철李漢喆1808–
Yi In-mun 이인문李寅文1745–1821
Yi Insang 이인상李麟祥1710–1760
Yi Jaegwan 이재관李在寬1783–1837
Yi Jeong 이정李霆1541–1622
Yi Jeong 이정李楨1578–1607
Yun Du-seo 윤두서尹斗緖1668–1715known for his self-portrait and horse paintings

20th century

NameKorean nameDateNoteReferences
Na Hye-sok 나혜석1896–1948
Yi Eungro 이응로1904–1989
Kim Hwan-gi 김환기1913–1974
Park Su-geun 박수근1914–1965
Lee Jung Seob 이중섭1916–1956
Chang Ucchin 장욱진1918–1990
Moon Shin 문신1922–1995 [ permanent dead link ], [1] [2]
Park Naehyeon 박내현1920–1976
Bae Dong-shin 배동신1920–2008pioneer of Korean watercolorartist watercolor painter

Contemporary painters

NameKorean nameBornNoteReferences
Rhee, Seund Ja 이성자1918–2009The Milky Way at Tourrettes, Var
Kim Tschang Yeul 김창열1929lives in Paris. Known for Water Drops (1978)
Park Seo-Bo 박서보1931
Kim Sang-Soon 김상순1939
O Yoon 오윤1946–1986
Lee Dong Youb 이동엽1946
Seok Cheoljoo 석철주1950
Park, Hang-Ryul 박항률1950
Suh Yongsun 서용선1951Korea's artist of the year 2009 [3]
Ko Young-hoon 고영훈1952Surrealist painter
Kim Byung-jong 김병종1953South Korean painter
Kim, Tschoon Su 김춘수1957paintings in Blue
Ran Hwang 황란1960
D Hwang 황일동1969
Oh, Junggeun 오정근1970lives in Berlin. Known for The Interspaces
Moon, Jiha 문지하1973
Park, MeeNa 박미나1973South Korean painter
Choe, David 데이비드 최1976Korean-American painter, muralist, graffiti artist and graphic novelist
Hyon Gyon 박현경1979
Shin Se-won 신세원1984
Kim Tae-yeon 김태연1986
Shin KwangHo 신광호?
Sun Mu 선무?North Korean defector, known for his propaganda-style political paintings

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://contents.masan.go.kr:8080/english_new/culture/sculptor.asp%5B%5D
  2. ↑ "네이트 | 즐거움의 시작, NATE". 100.empas.com. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  3. ↑ details on the website of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

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