List of Korean painters

Self-portrait of Kang Sehwang

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

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Name  | Korean name  | Hanja  | Date  | Note

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An Kyŏn | 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
Pyŏn Sangbyŏk | 변상벽 | 卞相璧  | fl. 1663 – fl. 1773  | known for cat paintings
Ch'oe Puk | 최북 | 崔北  | 1712–1760  |
Choi Su-sung | 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 | 황기천  |  | 1760–1821  |
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  | 1696–1763  | 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 Chŏnghŭi | 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 Such'ŏl | 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  |
Sin 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

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Name  | Korean name  | Date  | Note  | References

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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]
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

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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 |  |
Park, MeeNa | 박미나 | 1973 | South Korean painter |
Choe, David | 데이비드 최 | 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Painters from Korea.

* Korean painting
* Korean art

## Notes

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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

## References

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* (in Korean) Information about Korean famous painters at empas/EncyKorea

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