K-Auction to Hold Auction of 73 Works Including Park Seo-bo's 'Myobeop' Worth 7.4 Billion KRW on the 22nd

Free Admission Until Auction Day, Held at Gangnam Headquarters on the 22nd

Art auction house K Auction announced on the 12th that it will exhibit 73 works, including Park Seo-bo's 1978 piece "Myobeop," totaling approximately 7.4 billion KRW in art for the May auction to be held on the 22nd.

Kim Chang-yeol 'Water Droplet PA81006'
[Photo by K Auction]

This auction focuses on works by artists who have navigated the harsh history of Korean art, confronting turbulent times with the spirit of the era and relentless creative passion.

The main artists include Kim Chang-yeol, who perfected his artistic world and beauty through his study and journey of water droplets; Choi Wook-kyung, a representative Korean female abstract painter who pursued beauty through her distinctive intense rhythm, color, and composition; Hwang Yeom-su, who explored the beauty of roses for over 40 years; Kwon Ok-yeon, who painted in her own tone due to her aversion to primary colors; and Nam Kwan, who expressed the truth of the human inner self in refined colors. Additionally, works by monochrome painting masters who left their mark on the Korean art scene?Park Seo-bo, Ha Chong-hyun, Lee Ufan, and Jung Chang-seop?will also be showcased.

Kim Chang-yeol’s "Water Drop PA81006," created in 1980, is estimated at 160 million to 220 million KRW, and "Water Drop SA2001-001," made in 2001, is estimated at 55 million to 100 million KRW. "Water Drop PA81006" features a wide blank space on the canvas with sparkling water droplets placed in the right corner. These transparent droplets, defying gravity from the hemp cloth, create an illusion as if they might fall at any moment.

Park Seo-bo 'Myobeop No. 10-78'
[Photo by K Auction]

Park Seo-bo’s 1978 work "Myobeop No. 10-78," a size 100 piece with white oil paint layered over a beige background and repeatedly drawn with pencil on still-wet paint, is estimated at 1.1 to 2 billion KRW. Additionally, Park Seo-bo’s color Myobeop works (estimated at 580 million to 750 million KRW) will also find new owners in this auction.

Choi Wook-kyung, who actively embraced Abstract Expressionist painters during her studies in the U.S., expressed her inner passion and identity as a woman through vivid colors and dynamic brushstrokes. The piece exhibited, from the early 1960s and rarely seen at auctions, reveals intense energy through color, form, and calligraphic yet turbulent brushwork on a flat surface. It is estimated at 48 million to 80 million KRW.

Hwang Yeom-su, who began painting roses in the late 1960s and devoted over 40 years to them, presents the work "Rose," featuring a bouquet of red roses contrasting against a green background and a white vase holding the roses. This piece stands out especially in May when roses are in full bloom. With bold and intense color expression and thick outlines surrounding the roses, the work embodies the artist’s unique characteristics. It is estimated at 30 million to 45 million KRW.

Lee Soo-kyung’s work, which involves piecing together broken ceramic fragments, will start at 19 million KRW at auction.

Among foreign artists, works by Swiss-born Louis Bonnet and Cuban artist Julio Larraz are being exhibited for the first time in a domestic auction.

Swiss-born Louis Bonnet expresses the human body in distorted forms by twisting and inflating it. Through these exaggerated body shapes, the artist conveys the message that although humans desire to control their bodies, it is ultimately impossible. Louis Bonnet’s work "Untitled," appearing for the first time in a Korean auction, is estimated at 78 million to 100 million KRW.

Cuban-born Julio Larraz paints figures and landscapes realistically using soothing colors. Initially an illustrator, he became deeply engaged in painting after moving to New York and being influenced by New York artists. His work "The Tides of March," exhibited in this auction, creates a stable composition with figures, landscape, and a dog, showcasing a comfortable painterly charm through vivid colors and unique contrasts of light. This piece, attracting attention as it debuts in a Korean auction, will start at 72 million KRW.

The exhibited works can be viewed free of charge at the K Auction exhibition hall until the 22nd.

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