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

Joseon period

NameKorean nameHanjaDateNoteAn Kyŏn安堅c. 1400 – c. 1470drew Mongyu dowondo (몽유도원도) for Grand Prince Anpyeong in 1447An Chungsik安中植1861–1919Spring Dawn at Mt. Baegak (백악춘효), 1915Pyŏn Sangbyŏk卞相璧fl. 1663 – fl. 1773known for cat paintingsCh'oe Puk崔北1712–1760Ch'oe Susŏng崔壽峸1487–1521Kang Hŭian姜希顔1419–1464Kang Sehwang姜世晃1713–1791Hŏ Nansŏrhŏn許蘭雪軒1563–1589Hwang Kich'ŏn황기천1760–1821Chang Sŭngŏp, 오원張承業 吾園 1843–1897Chŏng Sŏn鄭敾1676–1759Chŏng HongnaeNicknames 晩香 and 菊塢1720–known for portraying birds of preyKim Tŭksin金得臣1754–1822Kim Turyang金斗樑1696–1763known for dog paintingsKim Ŭnghwan金應煥1742–1789Kim Hongdo, 단원金弘道 檀園1745 – c. 1806Kim Chŏnghŭi金正喜1786–1856known for both characteristic calligraphy and paintingsKim Myŏngguk金明國b. 1600 – fl. 1636known for DalmadoKim Sik김식金埴1579–1662Kim Such'ŏl김수철金秀哲Nam Kyeu南啓宇1811–1888known for butterfly paintingsShin Saimdang申師任堂1504–1551Sin Yu申濡1610–1665Sin Wi申緯1769–1845Sin Yunbok, Hyewon, 혜원申潤福 蕙園1758 – c. 1813Sim Sajŏng沈師正1707–1769Yi Am이암李嵒1499–Yi Hanch'ŏl李漢喆1808–Yi Inmun李寅文1745–1821Yi Insang李麟祥1710–1760Yi Chaegwan李在寬1783–1837Yi Chŏng이정李霆1541–1622Yi Chŏng이정李楨1578–1607Yun Tusŏ尹斗緖1668–1715known for his self-portrait and horse paintings

20th century NameKorean nameDateNoteReferencesNa Hye-sok1896–1948Yi Eungro1904–1989Kim Hwan-gi1913–1974Park Su-geun1914–1965Lee Jung Seob1916–1956Chang Ucchin1918–1990Moon Shin1922–1995,http://contents.masan.go.kr:8080/english_new/culture/sculptor.aspPark Naehyeon1920–1976Bae Dong-shin배동신1920–2008pioneer of Korean watercolorartist watercolor painter

Contemporary painters

NameKorean nameBornNoteReferencesRhee, Seund Ja1918–2009 The Milky Way at Tourrettes, VarKim Tschang Yeul 1929 Lives in Paris. Known for Water Drops (1978) Park Seo-Bo 1931 Song Su-nam송수남1938 – 2013Key figure in the Sumukhwa movementKim Sang-Soon 1939 O Yoon 오윤 1946–1986 Lee Dong Youb 이동엽 1946 Seok Cheoljoo 1950 Park, Hang-Ryul 1950 Suh Yongsun 1951 Korea's artist of the year 2009 details on the website of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea Ko Young-hoon고영훈1952Surrealist painterKim Byung-jong 1953 South Korean painter Kim, Tschoon Su 김춘수 1957 paintings in Blue Ran Hwang 1960 D Hwang황일동1969Oh, Junggeun 1970 lives in Berlin. Known for The InterspacesMoon, Jiha 1973 Park, MeeNa 1973 South Korean painter Choe, David 1976 Korean-American painter, muralist, graffiti artist and graphic novelist Hyon Gyon 1979 Shin Se-won 1984 Kim Tae-yeon 1986 Shin KwangHo ? Sun Mu ? North Korean defector, known for his propaganda-style political paintings

See also

Korean painting Korean art

Notes

References Information about Korean famous painters at empas/EncyKorea