Park Soo-keun's 'Ear' Seeks New Owner... Seoul Auction, August Sale

A Total of 97 Pieces, Artworks Worth 5 Billion KRW Exhibited
Event Held at Gangnam Center on the 29th at 4 PM

Artist Park Soo-keun's representative work 'Guiro' is looking for a new owner.

Park Soo-keun, Ear, 1962 [Photo provided by Seoul Auction]

Seoul Auction announced on the 14th that it will hold the '174th Art Auction' at 4 p.m. on the 29th at the Seoul Auction Gangnam Center in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. A total of 97 pieces of artwork worth approximately 5 billion KRW will be exhibited in this auction.

This auction will showcase works by masters of modern and contemporary Korean art such as Park Soo-keun, Yoo Young-guk, and Chun Kyung-ja. In particular, 'Guiro,' which has appeared in major exhibitions related to Park Soo-keun including the Moonheon Gallery in 1975, Hoam Art Museum, and Buk Seoul Museum of Art, is seeking a new owner.

Created in 1962, 'Guiro' is a work featuring the artist's representative motifs such as bare trees, houses, and women, and is estimated to be worth between 600 million and 800 million KRW. This piece is regarded as outstanding due to its inclusion of large bare trees, houses, and women?materials frequently used by Park Soo-keun?as well as its excellent composition.

Around 1960, Park Soo-keun met an American woman, Margaret Miller, and found stability in his life. This period is known to hold significant meaning in his artistic world, as his recognition within the domestic art scene also expanded.

Cheon Kyung-ja, 'Woman of Java', color on paper, 1986. [Photo provided by Seoul Auction]

Yoo Young-guk's 1966 work 'Yeon' and 1984 work 'Work' are estimated at 450 million to 800 million KRW and 400 million to 600 million KRW, respectively.

Other works seeking new owners include Lim Jik-soon's 'Afternoon in the Studio,' which won an award at the 6th National Art Exhibition of Korea in 1957, and Chun Kyung-ja's 'Woman of Java' (1986).

Among the antiques, notable pieces include 'Sigo,' written by Kim Gu in 1947 to commemorate the March 1st Movement, and three letters (簡札, handwritten notes) by Chusa Kim Jeong-hui.

All exhibited works can be viewed by anyone until the day of the auction. On the 26th in the afternoon, a special docent program will be held for pre-registered participants.

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