List of Korean painters

Self-portrait of Kang Sehwang

Due to many invasions over the course of Korea's history, many Korean painters' names have been forgotten. This is a list of notable Korean painters beginning in the Joseon Dynasty, including any born in Korea or identifying themselves as Korean.

Joseon period[]

Column 'Cat.' indicates how many pictures were stored 2013-11-22 in the corresponding entry of Category:Painters of the Joseon Dynasty.

Name	Cat.	Korean name	Hanja	Date	Note
Ahn Gyeon	12	안견	安堅	1400c.–1470c.	drew Mongyu dowondo (몽유도원도) for Prince Anpyeong in 1447
An Jung-sik	9	안중식	安中植	1861–1919	Spring Dawn at Mt. Baegak (백악춘효), 1915
Byeon Sang-byeok	7	변상벽	卞相璧	1663 fl., 1773 fl.	known for cat paintings
			崔涇	1436 fl.
Choi Buk	5	최북	崔北	1712–1760
Choi Su-sung			崔壽峸	1487–1521
		어몽룡	魚夢龍	1566–1617
Gang Hui-an	2	강희안	姜希顔	1419–1464
		강희맹	姜希孟	1424–1483
			姜熙彦	1710~1738–1764~1784	Famous painting : Inwang Mountain Scene (Inwangsando 인왕산도 仁旺山圖)
Gang Se-hwang		강세황	姜世晃	1713–1791
Heo Nanseolheon	8	허난설헌	許蘭雪軒	1563–1589
		황집중	黃執中	1533–1593+
			張漢宗	1768∼1815
Jang Seung-eop, Owon	18	장승업, 오원	張承業吾園	1843–1897
			鄭弘來	1720–?
Jeong Seon	1+32	정선	鄭敾	1676–1759
			鄭遂榮	1743–1831
			秦再奚	1691–1769
			趙之耘	1637–?
			趙涑	1595–1668
/		/	趙榮祐	1686–1761	Jo Young-seok/Young-u works
Kim Deuk-sin	12	김득신	金得臣	1754–1822
Kim Du-ryang	4	김두량	金斗樑	1696–1763	known for dog paintings
Kim Eung-hwan	.	김응환	金應煥	1742–1789
Kim Hong-do, Danwon	2+26	김홍도, 단원	金弘道檀園	1745–c. 1806
			金淨	1486–1521
Kim Jeong-hui	10	김정희	金正喜	1786–1856	known for both characteristic calligraphy and paintings
Kim Myeong-guk	10	김명국	金明國	1600b–1636 fl.– 1662+	known for Dalmado
			金碩臣	1758–?
			金禔	1524–1593
Kim Sik			金埴	1579–1662
Kim Su-cheol	.	김수철	金秀哲	???
			文淸	1450 fl. (late 15 century)	famous painting : 누각산수도(樓閣山水圖)
Nam Gye-u	8	남계우	南啓宇	1811–1888	known for butterfly paintings
		오달제	吳達濟	1609–1637
			徐文寶	1483 fl.	Seo Munbo works
			申潛	1491–1554
Shin Saimdang	1+7	신사임당	申師任堂	1504–1551
Shin Yu		신유	申濡	1610–1665
Sin Wi	5	신위	申緯	1769–1845
Shin Yun-bok, Hyewon	2+6	신윤복, 혜원	申潤福蕙園	1758–c. 1813
			石敬	1549 fl.	Famous painting : Dragon Head (Yongmeori 용머리), 운룡도(雲龍圖)
Sim Sa-jeong	3	심사정	沈師正	1707–1769
		양팽손	梁彭孫	1488–1545
Yi Am		이암	李嵒	1499?–
	2			1812–1893
Yi Han-cheol	18	이한철	李漢喆	1808–?	pictures notices say: 1812–1893
Yi In-mun	1	이인문	李寅文	1745–1821
Yi Insang	.	이인상	李麟祥	1710–1760
Yi Jaegwan	1+1	이재관	李在寬	1783–1837
Yi Jeong			李霆	1541–1622
Yi Jeong			李楨	1578–1607
			李正根	1531–?
[ko]			李澄	1581–1645 fl.
	2			1812–1893
		이계호	李繼祜	1574–1645
		이경윤	李慶胤	1545–1611
	.	이상좌	李上佐	1465 c.–?
	.		李秀文	1403 c.–?
	.		李英胤	1561–1611
			柳自湄	1418–1498	Yu Jami works
	18	유숙	劉淑	1827–1873
Yun Du-seo	1+7	윤두서	尹斗緖	1668–1715	known for his self-portrait and horse paintings
			尹濟弘	1764–1840+

Dates are compiled from Korean Wiki pages.

Korean painters of the 20th century[]

Name	Korean name	Date	Note	References
		1890 - 1959		^[1]
	김은호	1892∼1979		[1]
Na Hye-sok	나혜석	1896년 ~ 1948-12-10		[2]
Yi Eungro	이응로	1904-1-12 ~ 1989-1-10		[3]
	오지호	1905 ∼ 1982		[4]
	구본웅	1906-3-7 ~ 1953-2-2		[5]
	남관	1911 ∼ 1990		[6]
	장우성	1912-6-22 ~ 2005-2-28		[7]
	김기창	1913-2-18 ~ 2001-1-23		[8]
Kim Hwan-gi	김환기	1913 ∼ 1974		[9]
Lee Jung Seob	이중섭	1916-4-10 ~ 1956-9-6		[10]^{[permanent dead link]}
Chang Ucchin	장욱진	1918~1990. 12. 27		[11]
Bae Dong-shin	배동신	1920~2008. 12. 10	The pioneer of Korean watercolor.	Artist watercolor painter.
Park Naehyeon	박내현	1920∼1976		[12]
Moon Shin	문신	1923∼1995		[13]^{[permanent dead link]},^[2]^[3]
	박생광	1904 ~ 1985.07.18		[14][15]

Contemporary Korean painters[]

Required threshold of notoriety: a specific article here, at wp;en, or at least, a specific article at ko:wp.

Name	Korean name	date	Note	References
Kim Tschang Yeul	김창열	1929	Lives in Paris, 《Water Drops》(1978)
Kim Sang-Soon	김상순*	1939
Kim, Tschoon Su	김춘수	1957	paintings in Blue
Ko Young-hoon	고영훈	1952	Surrealist painter
Lee Dong Youb	*	1946
		1971	Korean-American painter
Oh, Junggeun	오정근 *	1970	Lives in Berlin. The Interspaces
Park Seo-Bo	박서보	1931
	손상기	1949 ~1988
Rhee, Seund Ja	이성자	1918-2009	The Milky Way at Tourrettes, Var
Shin KwangHo	신광호	?
Suh Yongsun	서용선	1951	Korea's artist of the year 2009	^[4]
Sun Mu	선무	?	North Korean defector, known for his propaganda-style political paintings
Choe, David	최, 데이비드	1976	Korean-American painter, muralist, graffiti artist and graphic novelist
Moon, Jiha	문지하	1973
O Yoon	오윤	1946-1986
Seok Cheoljoo	석철주	1950
Shin Se-won	신세원	1984
Kim Tae-yeon	김태연	1986
Hyon Gyon	박현경	1979
Ran Hwang	황란	1960
	김병민	1938
Park, Hang-Ryul	박항률	1950
	후랭키 배	1958	Korean Digital Media Artist

Notes[]

^ "Kim Kwan-ho - (Self?-)portrait, 1956". koreanstudies.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
^ http://contents.masan.go.kr:8080/english_new/culture/sculptor.asp^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "네이트 | 즐거움의 시작, NATE". 100.empas.com. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
^ details on the website of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

References[]

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

[1] "Kim Kwan-ho - (Self?-)portrait, 1956". koreanstudies.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[2] ttp://contents.masan.go.kr:8080/english_new/culture/sculptor.asp^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "네이트 | 즐거움의 시작, NATE". 100.empas.com. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

[4] tails on the website of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

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