This page lists notable Korean painters beginning from the Joseon Dynasty, including any born in Korea or identifying themselves as Korean.
This page lists notable Korean painters beginning from the Joseon Dynasty, including any born in Korea or identifying themselves as Korean.
| Name | Korean name | Hanja | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahn Gyeon | 안견 | 安堅 | c. 1400 – c. 1470 | drew Mongyu dowondo (몽유도원도) for Prince Anpyeong in 1447 |
| An Jung-sik | 안중식 | 安中植 | 1861–1919 | Spring Dawn at Mt. Baegak (백악춘효), 1915 |
| Byeon Sang-byeok | 변상벽 | 卞相璧 | fl. 1663 – fl. 1773 | known for cat paintings |
| Choi Buk | 최북 | 崔北 | 1712–1760 | |
| Choi Su-sung | 최수성 | 崔壽峸 | 1487–1521 | |
| Gang Hui-an | 강희안 | 姜希顔 | 1419–1464 | |
| Gang Se-hwang | 강세황 | 姜世晃 | 1713–1791 | |
| Heo Nanseolheon | 허난설헌 | 許蘭雪軒 | 1563–1589 | |
| Hwang Gi-cheon | Korean : 황기천 | 1760–1821 | ||
| Jang Seung-eop | 장승업, 오원 | 張承業 吾園 | 1843–1897 | |
| Jeong Seon | 정선 | 鄭敾 | 1676–1759 | |
| Kim Deuk-sin | 김득신 | 金得臣 | 1754–1822 | |
| Kim Du-ryang | 김두량 | 金斗樑 | 1696–1763 | known 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 Jeong-hui | 김정희 | 金正喜 | 1786–1856 | known for both characteristic calligraphy and paintings |
| Kim Myeong-guk | 김명국 | 金明國 | b. 1600 – fl. 1636 | known for Dalmado |
| Kim Sik | 김식 | 金埴 | 1579–1662 | |
| Kim Su-cheol | 김수철 | 金秀哲 | ||
| Nam Gye-u | 남계우 | 南啓宇 | 1811–1888 | known for butterfly paintings |
| Shin Saimdang | 신사임당 | 申師任堂 | 1504–1551 | |
| Shin Yu | 신유 | 申濡 | 1610–1665 | |
| Sin Wi | 신위 | 申緯 | 1769–1845 | |
| Shin Yun-bok, Hyewon | 신윤복, 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 | 1668–1715 | known for his self-portrait and horse paintings |
| Name | Korean name | Date | Note | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na Hye-sok | 나혜석 | 1896–1948 | ||
| Yi Eungro | 이응로 | 1904–1989 | ||
| Kim Hwan-gi | 김환기 | 1913–1974 | ||
| Park Su-geun | 박수근 | 1914–1965 | ||
| Lee Jung Seob | 이중섭 | 1916–1956 | [ permanent dead link ] | |
| Chang Ucchin | 장욱진 | 1918–1990 | ||
| Moon Shin | 문신 | 1922–1995 | [ permanent dead link ], [1] [2] | |
| Park Naehyeon | 박내현 | 1920–1976 | ||
| Bae Dong-shin | 배동신 | 1920–2008 | pioneer of Korean watercolor | artist watercolor painter |
| Name | Korean name | Born | Note | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhee, Seund Ja | 이성자 | 1918–2009 | The Milky Way at Tourrettes, Var | |
| Kim Tschang Yeul | 김창열 | 1929 | lives in Paris. Known for Water Drops (1978) | |
| Park Seo-Bo | 박서보 | 1931 | ||
| Kim Sang-Soon | 김상순* | 1939 | ||
| O Yoon | 오윤 | 1946–1986 | ||
| Lee Dong Youb | 이동엽 * | 1946 | ||
| Seok Cheoljoo | 석철주 | 1950 | ||
| Park, Hang-Ryul | 박항률 | 1950 | ||
| Suh Yongsun | 서용선 | 1951 | Korea's artist of the year 2009 | [3] |
| Ko Young-hoon | 고영훈 | 1952 | Surrealist painter | |
| Kim Byung-jong | 김병종 | 1953 | South Korean painter | |
| Kim, Tschoon Su | 김춘수 | 1957 | paintings in Blue | |
| Ran Hwang | 황란 | 1960 | ||
| D Hwang | 황일동 | 1969 | ||
| Oh, Junggeun | 오정근 * | 1970 | lives in Berlin. Known for The Interspaces | |
| Moon, Jiha | 문지하 | 1973 | ||
| Choe, David | 최, 데이비드 | 1976 | Korean-American painter, muralist, graffiti artist and graphic novelist | |
| Hyon Gyon | 박현경 | 1979 | ||
| Shin Se-won | 신세원 | 1984 | ||
| Kim Tae-yeon | 김태연 | 1986 | ||
| Shin KwangHo | 신광호 | ? | ||
| Sun Mu | 선무 | ? | North Korean defector, known for his propaganda-style political paintings |
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