List of Korean painters

Self-portrait of Gang Se-hwang

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Joseon period

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

20th century

Name Korean name Date Note References
Na Hye-sok 나혜석 1896–1948 [1]
Yi Eungro 이응로 1904–1989 [2]
Kim Hwan-gi 김환기 1913–1974 [3]
Park Su-geun 박수근 1914–1965
Lee Jung Seob 이중섭 1916–1956 [4][permanent dead link‍]
Chang Ucchin 장욱진 1918–1990 [5]
Moon Shin 문신 1922–1995 [6][permanent dead link‍],[1][2]
Park Naehyeon 박내현 1920–1976 [7]
Bae Dong-shin 배동신 1920–2008 pioneer of Korean watercolor artist watercolor painter

Contemporary painters

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

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ http://contents.masan.go.kr:8080/english_new/culture/sculptor.asp[permanent dead link‍]
  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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