K-Auction May Auction Featuring Masterpieces by Lee Ufan, Park Seo-bo, and Joel Mesler

72 Items Worth Approximately 8 Billion Won to Be Auctioned at Gangnam K-Auction on the Afternoon of the 27th

K Auction's June auction will be held on the 31st at the headquarters in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. A total of 72 works worth approximately 8 billion KRW have been submitted.

Dialogue 300 by Lee Ufan, 2007.
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This auction features a large number of major works by blue-chip artists, centered on masters of Dansaekhwa. Highlights include Lee Ufan's 300-ho 'Dialogue' (1.35 billion to 2 billion KRW) and 150-ho 'Jo-eung' (720 million to 950 million KRW), Yoo Youngkuk's 120-ho 'Work' (1 to 2 billion KRW), and Park Seo-bo's 150-ho 'Myobeop No. 88912' (620 million to 1.2 billion KRW).

Works by pioneering experimental artists who were the most active in avant-garde activities in the Korean art scene also attract attention. These include Kim Kulim's 'Eumyang 8-S. 130' (15 to 30 million KRW), Lee Kangso's 'From an Island-02021' (60 to 120 million KRW), and Lee Geonyong's 'The Method of Drawing' (100 to 150 million KRW), all up for auction.

Joel Mesler b.1974 American Sunrise Sunset pigment on linen 214×165cm, 2022. Estimated price 400 million to 700 million KRW
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In international art, Joel Mesler's large-scale work 'Sunrise Sunset' is listed at 400 to 700 million KRW, Ayako Rokkaku's 'Untitled' at 80 to 150 million KRW, and Patrick Hughes' 'Empty Fair' at 50 to 100 million KRW.

Works under 30-ho (90.9 x 72.7 cm) by major artists, which can be easily installed in any collector's space, are also noteworthy.

These include Yun Hyong-keun's 'Burnt Umber & Ultramarine Blue' (180 to 400 million KRW), Kim Chang-yeol's 'Water Drop SN201401' (55 to 100 million KRW), Park Seo-bo's 'Myobeop No. 170319' (200 to 300 million KRW), Lee Geonyong's 'The Method of Drawing' (100 to 150 million KRW and 70 to 100 million KRW), and Lee Kangso's 'Untitled-95052' (50 to 90 million KRW), all seeking new owners.

The exhibited works can be viewed at the K Auction exhibition hall from the 17th until the auction day on the 28th. On the 28th, the day of the auction, anyone can attend the auction.

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