Lee Kun-hee Collection
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Book Introduction
- A word from MD
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Collecting Lee Kun-hee's artistic legacy in book formThe 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' became a hot topic as the largest art donation of 2021.
The large-scale collection, which includes works by international masters such as Monet and Picasso, as well as Korean artists such as Jeong Seon, Kim Hwan-ki, and Lee Jung-seob, is explained in an easy-to-understand manner for anyone to understand.
Rather than simply listing the works, it also includes a wealth of art knowledge, including the artist's world and background.
February 25, 2022. Art PD Kim Yu-ri
“It makes no sense for me to recommend this book.
“There is only emotion and gratitude.”
-Kim Sang-geun (Professor, College of Theology, Yonsei University)
Masterpieces by representative Korean artists such as Kim Hwan-ki, Park Soo-keun, and Lee Jung-seob
Works by international masters such as Picasso, Dali, Chagall, and Renoir
Discover the remarkable legacy of the "Lee Kun-hee Collection," a donation of the century, in a single volume.
This is an art education book that allows you to view and enjoy the major masterpieces of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection', which has been called the 'donation of the century' and has heated up South Korea, with the friendly guidance of a docent.
You can appreciate masterpieces by Korean artists most loved by Koreans, such as Kim Hwan-ki, Park Soo-keun, Lee Jung-seob, Jang Wook-jin, and Yoo Young-kuk, as well as works by Picasso, Dali, Chagall, and Gauguin that you have only seen in textbooks, with explanations from current docents.
We hope that this book will provide readers with the joy of viewing, touching, and owning the works from the "Lee Kun-hee Collection," which caused the so-called ticket frenzy.
“There is only emotion and gratitude.”
-Kim Sang-geun (Professor, College of Theology, Yonsei University)
Masterpieces by representative Korean artists such as Kim Hwan-ki, Park Soo-keun, and Lee Jung-seob
Works by international masters such as Picasso, Dali, Chagall, and Renoir
Discover the remarkable legacy of the "Lee Kun-hee Collection," a donation of the century, in a single volume.
This is an art education book that allows you to view and enjoy the major masterpieces of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection', which has been called the 'donation of the century' and has heated up South Korea, with the friendly guidance of a docent.
You can appreciate masterpieces by Korean artists most loved by Koreans, such as Kim Hwan-ki, Park Soo-keun, Lee Jung-seob, Jang Wook-jin, and Yoo Young-kuk, as well as works by Picasso, Dali, Chagall, and Gauguin that you have only seen in textbooks, with explanations from current docents.
We hope that this book will provide readers with the joy of viewing, touching, and owning the works from the "Lee Kun-hee Collection," which caused the so-called ticket frenzy.
- You can preview some of the book's contents.
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index
Exhibition Hall 1_ Masterpieces of Korean Art
Kim Hwan-ki│Sanullim, Women and Jars
Yoo Young-guk│Work (1974), Work (1972), Mountain
Park Soo-geun│A woman pounding a mortar, a girl carrying a baby, and Yoodong
Na Hye-seok│Hwaryeongjeonjakyak
Lee Jung-seop│Bull, White Cow, Family, and First Snow
Jang Wook-jin│Ferry, Girl, and Air Play
Kim Hong-do│Chuseongbu-do
Jeongseon│Inwangjesaekdo
Exhibition Room 2_ Masterpieces of Overseas Art
Pablo Picasso│The Big Bird with the Black Face
Hoan Maze│Composition
Salvador Dali│The Centaur Family
Marc Chagall│The Red Bouquet and the Lovers
Paul Gauguin│The Seine River in Paris
Claude Monet│Pond with Water Lilies
Auguste Renoir│Woman Reading
Camille Pissarro│Mayor of Pontoise
Kim Hwan-ki│Sanullim, Women and Jars
Yoo Young-guk│Work (1974), Work (1972), Mountain
Park Soo-geun│A woman pounding a mortar, a girl carrying a baby, and Yoodong
Na Hye-seok│Hwaryeongjeonjakyak
Lee Jung-seop│Bull, White Cow, Family, and First Snow
Jang Wook-jin│Ferry, Girl, and Air Play
Kim Hong-do│Chuseongbu-do
Jeongseon│Inwangjesaekdo
Exhibition Room 2_ Masterpieces of Overseas Art
Pablo Picasso│The Big Bird with the Black Face
Hoan Maze│Composition
Salvador Dali│The Centaur Family
Marc Chagall│The Red Bouquet and the Lovers
Paul Gauguin│The Seine River in Paris
Claude Monet│Pond with Water Lilies
Auguste Renoir│Woman Reading
Camille Pissarro│Mayor of Pontoise
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Into the book
How much would the value of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection', known as the 'donation of the century', be converted into monetary value?
Experts estimate the amount to be between 2 and 3 trillion won.
It is estimated that the value of just one piece of Claude Monet's "Pond with Water Lilies" is over 80 billion won.
Considering that the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's annual budget is approximately 70 billion won, this is a truly enormous amount.
--- p.9, from “Author’s Note”
From a distance, it appears as if large and small waves overlap and spread out in concentric circles, but when you look closely, you see dots of different shapes surrounded by a square frame, forming a small universe.
Small universes come together to create larger universes, and larger universes come together to create mysterious worlds that cannot be named.
Further explanation is pointless.
Kim Hwan-ki's work seems to be completed only when standing before that world.
--- p.40 From “Kim Hwan-ki”
〈Space 05-IV-71 #200〉 attracted attention in 2019 when it was sold for 13.2 billion won at Christie's in Hong Kong, setting a new record for a Korean art auction.
It is the only two-panel work of its kind and the largest in scale among all-over paintings, and as it is a masterpiece that Kim Hwan-ki poured all his energy into completing in the later years of his career, it garnered much attention from the beginning.
However, in 2018, 〈3-II-72 #220〉 was sold for approximately 8.5 billion won at Christie’s in Hong Kong, setting a new record for Korean art at auction, and then breaking its own record just one year later, setting a new record again. This led to the saying, “Only Kim Hwan-ki’s work can beat Kim Hwan-ki’s work.”
--- pp.62-63 From "Kim Hwan-ki"
Although Yoo Young-kuk himself continued to move toward abstraction without hesitation, he is said to have lived with the words, “My paintings will not be sold in my lifetime!”
This is because, from the perspective of the mainstream art world at the time, abstraction was a very avant-garde movement, and it was well known that abstract painting was very difficult to understand even for general art lovers.
However, in 1975, when Yoo Young-kuk's fifth solo exhibition was held, the first customer to purchase his work appeared, who was none other than Lee Byung-chul, the chairman of Samsung Group at the time.
Chairman Lee Byung-chul, who was collecting various works of art to build an art museum, is said to have seen Yoo Young-kuk's work through an introduction by art historian Choi Soon-woo and reacted by saying, "Even abstract paintings are good to this extent."
--- p.77 From “Yoo Young-guk’s Edition”
“Bull” is one of the fifty or so works exhibited at Lee Jung-seob’s first solo exhibition in 1955, a year before he passed away.
Considering that most of the works exhibited at the time were painted while staying in Tongyeong in 1954, it is presumed that “Bull” was also painted in Tongyeong in 1954.
After the solo exhibition, my friend, poet Kim Gwang-gyun, kept about twenty unsold works in his office, and “Bull” was one of them.
The details of his subsequent history were not known exactly, but he became a topic of conversation when it was revealed that he was included in the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection'.
--- p.109 From "Lee Jung-seop's Edition"
〈Family and First Snow (Refugees and First Snow)〉 is believed to be a work painted while he was living in Jeju Island with his family.
This work had been missing since Lee Jung-seop's solo exhibition at Hyundai Gallery in 1972, but its introduction in this 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' surprised everyone once again.
--- p.118 (Lee Jung-seop)
Jang Wook-jin mainly used subjects he was fond of or that left a strong impression on him as motifs, so many local materials symbolizing his hometown appear.
Along with “Girl,” “Air Play” is also a work that clearly displays such local imagery.
A warm nostalgia for home is conveyed in a scene that you might have encountered somewhere in an alleyway in your childhood.
It's called 'air play', but you can't actually see the air.
But I think anyone who looks at the picture would naturally think that they are playing with air.
--- p.136 (Jang Wook-jin)
Designated as National Treasure No. 1393 of the Republic of Korea, the “Chuseongbudo” is considered one of the most priceless and valuable pieces in the “Lee Kun-hee Collection,” along with Jeong Seon’s “Inwangjesaekdo.”
“Chuseongbu-do” is a painting by Danwon Kim Hong-do, interpreting the poem “Chuseongbu” written by Chinese Song Dynasty writer Ouyang Xiu.
“Chuseongbu” is a prose poem that contains thoughts that came to mind while listening to the sound of the late autumn wind.
The content of the poem is as follows.
--- p.152 From "Jeongseon Edition"
The “Big Bird with a Black Face,” included in the “Lee Kun-hee Collection,” is also one of the porcelain vases produced in a limited edition of twenty-five pieces in 1951.
These ceramic vases have been traded steadily since they were acquired by the Madura Gallery in 1952, and the final price at Sotheby's auction in February 2021 was approximately 550 million won.
Picasso also clearly showed his colors in his ceramic work.
--- pp.188-189 (Pablo Picasso)
This work was published as “Untitled” in the “Lee Kun-hee Collection,” but is better known by the titles “The Seine in Paris” or “Cranes on the Banks of the Seine,” and another title is “The Seine in Paris Between the Pont des Ienas and the Pont de Grenelle.”
"The Seine in Paris" is an early work painted by Paul Gauguin in 1875 when he was twenty-seven years old. It shows the tendency of Impressionism based on realistic depiction rather than the unique painting style of Gauguin that we are familiar with.
--- p.247 (Paul Gauguin edition)
One of the works that surprised everyone when the list of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' was released was Claude Monet's 'Pond with Water Lilies'.
Not only is this work a work that has never been shown to the public before, but the mere fact that one of Monet's water lilies series is in Korea is exciting and thrilling enough.
Experts estimate the amount to be between 2 and 3 trillion won.
It is estimated that the value of just one piece of Claude Monet's "Pond with Water Lilies" is over 80 billion won.
Considering that the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's annual budget is approximately 70 billion won, this is a truly enormous amount.
--- p.9, from “Author’s Note”
From a distance, it appears as if large and small waves overlap and spread out in concentric circles, but when you look closely, you see dots of different shapes surrounded by a square frame, forming a small universe.
Small universes come together to create larger universes, and larger universes come together to create mysterious worlds that cannot be named.
Further explanation is pointless.
Kim Hwan-ki's work seems to be completed only when standing before that world.
--- p.40 From “Kim Hwan-ki”
〈Space 05-IV-71 #200〉 attracted attention in 2019 when it was sold for 13.2 billion won at Christie's in Hong Kong, setting a new record for a Korean art auction.
It is the only two-panel work of its kind and the largest in scale among all-over paintings, and as it is a masterpiece that Kim Hwan-ki poured all his energy into completing in the later years of his career, it garnered much attention from the beginning.
However, in 2018, 〈3-II-72 #220〉 was sold for approximately 8.5 billion won at Christie’s in Hong Kong, setting a new record for Korean art at auction, and then breaking its own record just one year later, setting a new record again. This led to the saying, “Only Kim Hwan-ki’s work can beat Kim Hwan-ki’s work.”
--- pp.62-63 From "Kim Hwan-ki"
Although Yoo Young-kuk himself continued to move toward abstraction without hesitation, he is said to have lived with the words, “My paintings will not be sold in my lifetime!”
This is because, from the perspective of the mainstream art world at the time, abstraction was a very avant-garde movement, and it was well known that abstract painting was very difficult to understand even for general art lovers.
However, in 1975, when Yoo Young-kuk's fifth solo exhibition was held, the first customer to purchase his work appeared, who was none other than Lee Byung-chul, the chairman of Samsung Group at the time.
Chairman Lee Byung-chul, who was collecting various works of art to build an art museum, is said to have seen Yoo Young-kuk's work through an introduction by art historian Choi Soon-woo and reacted by saying, "Even abstract paintings are good to this extent."
--- p.77 From “Yoo Young-guk’s Edition”
“Bull” is one of the fifty or so works exhibited at Lee Jung-seob’s first solo exhibition in 1955, a year before he passed away.
Considering that most of the works exhibited at the time were painted while staying in Tongyeong in 1954, it is presumed that “Bull” was also painted in Tongyeong in 1954.
After the solo exhibition, my friend, poet Kim Gwang-gyun, kept about twenty unsold works in his office, and “Bull” was one of them.
The details of his subsequent history were not known exactly, but he became a topic of conversation when it was revealed that he was included in the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection'.
--- p.109 From "Lee Jung-seop's Edition"
〈Family and First Snow (Refugees and First Snow)〉 is believed to be a work painted while he was living in Jeju Island with his family.
This work had been missing since Lee Jung-seop's solo exhibition at Hyundai Gallery in 1972, but its introduction in this 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' surprised everyone once again.
--- p.118 (Lee Jung-seop)
Jang Wook-jin mainly used subjects he was fond of or that left a strong impression on him as motifs, so many local materials symbolizing his hometown appear.
Along with “Girl,” “Air Play” is also a work that clearly displays such local imagery.
A warm nostalgia for home is conveyed in a scene that you might have encountered somewhere in an alleyway in your childhood.
It's called 'air play', but you can't actually see the air.
But I think anyone who looks at the picture would naturally think that they are playing with air.
--- p.136 (Jang Wook-jin)
Designated as National Treasure No. 1393 of the Republic of Korea, the “Chuseongbudo” is considered one of the most priceless and valuable pieces in the “Lee Kun-hee Collection,” along with Jeong Seon’s “Inwangjesaekdo.”
“Chuseongbu-do” is a painting by Danwon Kim Hong-do, interpreting the poem “Chuseongbu” written by Chinese Song Dynasty writer Ouyang Xiu.
“Chuseongbu” is a prose poem that contains thoughts that came to mind while listening to the sound of the late autumn wind.
The content of the poem is as follows.
--- p.152 From "Jeongseon Edition"
The “Big Bird with a Black Face,” included in the “Lee Kun-hee Collection,” is also one of the porcelain vases produced in a limited edition of twenty-five pieces in 1951.
These ceramic vases have been traded steadily since they were acquired by the Madura Gallery in 1952, and the final price at Sotheby's auction in February 2021 was approximately 550 million won.
Picasso also clearly showed his colors in his ceramic work.
--- pp.188-189 (Pablo Picasso)
This work was published as “Untitled” in the “Lee Kun-hee Collection,” but is better known by the titles “The Seine in Paris” or “Cranes on the Banks of the Seine,” and another title is “The Seine in Paris Between the Pont des Ienas and the Pont de Grenelle.”
"The Seine in Paris" is an early work painted by Paul Gauguin in 1875 when he was twenty-seven years old. It shows the tendency of Impressionism based on realistic depiction rather than the unique painting style of Gauguin that we are familiar with.
--- p.247 (Paul Gauguin edition)
One of the works that surprised everyone when the list of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' was released was Claude Monet's 'Pond with Water Lilies'.
Not only is this work a work that has never been shown to the public before, but the mere fact that one of Monet's water lilies series is in Korea is exciting and thrilling enough.
--- p.268 From "Claude Monet"
Publisher's Review
“I will never see it again in my life.”
A donation of the century totaling 23,181 items and worth approximately 3 trillion won
The Lee Kun-hee Collection, praised for elevating the nation's artistic prestige, is now available as a docent book.
The Biggest Art Issues of 2021, Picked by Experts
"BTS-level ticket frenzy… Sold-out lines continue for months."
A fierce competition among regions to host the Lee Kun-hee Memorial Hall.
The heat of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' shows no sign of abating.
The interest of art enthusiasts and the public at home and abroad in the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection', donated to the nation by the bereaved family of the late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, appears to be growing hotter as time goes by.
The expectations are so high for this list of unprecedented scale and value, an unknown list that has yet to be fully revealed.
According to what is known, the number of works in the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' is 23,181, and its value is estimated to be a whopping 3 trillion won.
This is a large-scale donation case that is difficult to find even overseas.
Yoon Bum-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, highly values the collection, saying, “I will never see a collection of this level enter a national museum again in my lifetime.”
The 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' announced this time actually encompasses the works of masters from Korea and abroad, and in particular, it includes a significant number of national treasures that are so precious that their value is difficult to estimate.
In fact, among the 21,693 ancient art pieces donated to the National Museum of Korea, there are 60 nationally designated cultural properties, including the National Treasure of Korea, “Inwangjesaekdo” by Gyeomjae Jeong Seon, and the National Treasure No. 1393, “Chuseongbudo” by Danwon Kim Hong-do.
From Jeong Seon's "Inwangjesaekdo," a national treasure of the Republic of Korea
Kim Hwan-ki, Lee Jung-seob, Park Soo-keun… Picasso, Dali, Monet
The joy of enjoying the representative works of 16 domestic and international masters in one book.
This time, the 『Lee Kun-hee Collection』, published as a single volume, is a book that introduces only the representative works of domestic and foreign masters selected from the list of 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' disclosed in this way.
The author states, “The greatest value of the Lee Kun-hee Collection is that it allows us to see great works of art, both domestically and internationally, that were previously difficult to see, right here in Korea,” and emphasizes, “For the future, everyone’s interest and participation are paramount.”
The book, “The Lee Kun-hee Collection,” was also published with the same intention.
The purpose is to help the general public as well as art lovers to easily and comfortably approach great works of art while recognizing their value.
The Lee Kun-hee Collection includes a total of 16 artists and mainly features 27 works from the publicly available list.
We will introduce masterpieces by representative Korean artists such as Jeong Seon and Kim Hong-do, as mentioned above, as well as Kim Hwan-ki, Lee Jung-seob, and Park Su-geun.
Many of the domestic works included in the collection not only hold significant significance in the history of Korean art, but are also recognized as highly valuable masterpieces in the overseas art market.
It also includes many works by international masters such as Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Salvador Dali, Marc Chagall, and Pablo Picasso.
These are masterpieces among masterpieces that can only be seen in overseas art galleries in France, England, and the United States.
This book offers the special pleasure of enjoying the major artworks of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' in one book to readers who are unable to see the collection in person or want to know what works are included in the much-talked-about 'Lee Kun-hee Collection'.
In the first exhibition hall, which features masterpieces of Korean art,
To the second exhibition hall containing masterpieces of foreign art
A very special experience, like strolling through an exhibition hall on site and appreciating the artwork.
"The Lee Kun-hee Collection" is a docent book in which the author, who works as a docent in the United States, selects masterpieces from the "Lee Kun-hee Collection" that the public is curious about and would like to see, and introduces them in an easy and friendly manner.
In that sense, the entire structure was divided into ‘Exhibition Room 1’ and ‘Exhibition Room 2’ to provide an experience similar to visiting the exhibition hall in person, looking at the paintings, and listening to explanations from a docent.
First, the first exhibition hall (Masterpieces of Korean Art) introduces works by six representative modern and contemporary Korean artists, as well as the works of the outstanding Joseon painters Gyeomjae Jeong Seon and Danwon Kim Hongdo.
The works included in the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' include Kim Hwan-ki's "Women and Jar" and "Echo of the Mountain," Yoo Young-kuk's "Work" and "Mountain," Park Soo-keun's "Woman Pounding a Mortar" and "Girl Carrying a Baby," Lee Jung-seob's "Bull" and "White Cow," Na Hye-seok's "Hwaryeongjeon Peony," Jang Wook-jin's "Ferryboat" and "Girl," and Jeong Seon's "Inwangjesaekdo" and Kim Hong-do's "Chuseongbudo."
Exhibition Hall 2 (Masterpieces of Foreign Art) introduces works by modern and contemporary Western artists.
You can see and enjoy works of world-renowned masters that you could only see at the Orsay Museum in France or the Museum of Modern Art in New York, including ceramic works by Pablo Picasso, a representative Cubist painter, as well as “Pond with Water Lilies” by Claude Monet, the founder of Impressionism, “Reading Woman” by Auguste Renoir, “The Seine in Paris” by Paul Gauguin, “The Pontoise Market” by Camille Pissarro, “Lovers with a Bouquet of Red” by Marc Chagall, and “Family Centaurs” by Salvador Dali.
Of course, the works that fall under the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection'
From the author's behind-the-scenes stories to other representative works to help you understand him,
A friendly guide to art appreciation tailored to the beginner's level.
As the "Lee Kun-hee Collection" is advertised as a docent book, it does not simply introduce the works included in the "Lee Kun-hee Collection."
To further broaden your horizons in art appreciation, we also introduce other representative works by the artist.
This is to provide a comprehensive overview of how the author's artistic world has changed and developed.
In order to understand Kim Hwan-ki's 1973 work "Sanrim", the series "Where and in What Form Will We Meet Again" from 1970 is shown, and the artist's life is told, helping us understand Kim Hwan-ki's artistic world more deeply.
This book is a docent book for beginners in art appreciation who feel awkward about going to an art museum, the so-called 'Mirin-i (art + children).'
A docent is a guide who explains works of art to visitors in museums or art galleries.
The author, who is currently working as a docent, wanted even beginners who only visit art museums once a year to naturally immerse themselves in the world of masterpieces.
With that intention, rather than talking about difficult and complex art trends or providing professional analysis, I comfortably expressed the various feelings and emotions of a pure art appreciator in everyday language.
The author guides readers through moments of deep emotion, allowing them to freely let their imagination run wild as they encounter the painting, and making them laugh and cry.
It's as if you're in an art museum, facing the paintings directly and listening to a docent.
Even those who have always been interested in art but feel intimidated when visiting art museums will be able to enjoy and appreciate masterpieces with their own unique sensibilities through this book, "The Lee Kun-hee Collection."
A donation of the century totaling 23,181 items and worth approximately 3 trillion won
The Lee Kun-hee Collection, praised for elevating the nation's artistic prestige, is now available as a docent book.
The Biggest Art Issues of 2021, Picked by Experts
"BTS-level ticket frenzy… Sold-out lines continue for months."
A fierce competition among regions to host the Lee Kun-hee Memorial Hall.
The heat of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' shows no sign of abating.
The interest of art enthusiasts and the public at home and abroad in the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection', donated to the nation by the bereaved family of the late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, appears to be growing hotter as time goes by.
The expectations are so high for this list of unprecedented scale and value, an unknown list that has yet to be fully revealed.
According to what is known, the number of works in the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' is 23,181, and its value is estimated to be a whopping 3 trillion won.
This is a large-scale donation case that is difficult to find even overseas.
Yoon Bum-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, highly values the collection, saying, “I will never see a collection of this level enter a national museum again in my lifetime.”
The 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' announced this time actually encompasses the works of masters from Korea and abroad, and in particular, it includes a significant number of national treasures that are so precious that their value is difficult to estimate.
In fact, among the 21,693 ancient art pieces donated to the National Museum of Korea, there are 60 nationally designated cultural properties, including the National Treasure of Korea, “Inwangjesaekdo” by Gyeomjae Jeong Seon, and the National Treasure No. 1393, “Chuseongbudo” by Danwon Kim Hong-do.
From Jeong Seon's "Inwangjesaekdo," a national treasure of the Republic of Korea
Kim Hwan-ki, Lee Jung-seob, Park Soo-keun… Picasso, Dali, Monet
The joy of enjoying the representative works of 16 domestic and international masters in one book.
This time, the 『Lee Kun-hee Collection』, published as a single volume, is a book that introduces only the representative works of domestic and foreign masters selected from the list of 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' disclosed in this way.
The author states, “The greatest value of the Lee Kun-hee Collection is that it allows us to see great works of art, both domestically and internationally, that were previously difficult to see, right here in Korea,” and emphasizes, “For the future, everyone’s interest and participation are paramount.”
The book, “The Lee Kun-hee Collection,” was also published with the same intention.
The purpose is to help the general public as well as art lovers to easily and comfortably approach great works of art while recognizing their value.
The Lee Kun-hee Collection includes a total of 16 artists and mainly features 27 works from the publicly available list.
We will introduce masterpieces by representative Korean artists such as Jeong Seon and Kim Hong-do, as mentioned above, as well as Kim Hwan-ki, Lee Jung-seob, and Park Su-geun.
Many of the domestic works included in the collection not only hold significant significance in the history of Korean art, but are also recognized as highly valuable masterpieces in the overseas art market.
It also includes many works by international masters such as Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Salvador Dali, Marc Chagall, and Pablo Picasso.
These are masterpieces among masterpieces that can only be seen in overseas art galleries in France, England, and the United States.
This book offers the special pleasure of enjoying the major artworks of the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' in one book to readers who are unable to see the collection in person or want to know what works are included in the much-talked-about 'Lee Kun-hee Collection'.
In the first exhibition hall, which features masterpieces of Korean art,
To the second exhibition hall containing masterpieces of foreign art
A very special experience, like strolling through an exhibition hall on site and appreciating the artwork.
"The Lee Kun-hee Collection" is a docent book in which the author, who works as a docent in the United States, selects masterpieces from the "Lee Kun-hee Collection" that the public is curious about and would like to see, and introduces them in an easy and friendly manner.
In that sense, the entire structure was divided into ‘Exhibition Room 1’ and ‘Exhibition Room 2’ to provide an experience similar to visiting the exhibition hall in person, looking at the paintings, and listening to explanations from a docent.
First, the first exhibition hall (Masterpieces of Korean Art) introduces works by six representative modern and contemporary Korean artists, as well as the works of the outstanding Joseon painters Gyeomjae Jeong Seon and Danwon Kim Hongdo.
The works included in the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection' include Kim Hwan-ki's "Women and Jar" and "Echo of the Mountain," Yoo Young-kuk's "Work" and "Mountain," Park Soo-keun's "Woman Pounding a Mortar" and "Girl Carrying a Baby," Lee Jung-seob's "Bull" and "White Cow," Na Hye-seok's "Hwaryeongjeon Peony," Jang Wook-jin's "Ferryboat" and "Girl," and Jeong Seon's "Inwangjesaekdo" and Kim Hong-do's "Chuseongbudo."
Exhibition Hall 2 (Masterpieces of Foreign Art) introduces works by modern and contemporary Western artists.
You can see and enjoy works of world-renowned masters that you could only see at the Orsay Museum in France or the Museum of Modern Art in New York, including ceramic works by Pablo Picasso, a representative Cubist painter, as well as “Pond with Water Lilies” by Claude Monet, the founder of Impressionism, “Reading Woman” by Auguste Renoir, “The Seine in Paris” by Paul Gauguin, “The Pontoise Market” by Camille Pissarro, “Lovers with a Bouquet of Red” by Marc Chagall, and “Family Centaurs” by Salvador Dali.
Of course, the works that fall under the 'Lee Kun-hee Collection'
From the author's behind-the-scenes stories to other representative works to help you understand him,
A friendly guide to art appreciation tailored to the beginner's level.
As the "Lee Kun-hee Collection" is advertised as a docent book, it does not simply introduce the works included in the "Lee Kun-hee Collection."
To further broaden your horizons in art appreciation, we also introduce other representative works by the artist.
This is to provide a comprehensive overview of how the author's artistic world has changed and developed.
In order to understand Kim Hwan-ki's 1973 work "Sanrim", the series "Where and in What Form Will We Meet Again" from 1970 is shown, and the artist's life is told, helping us understand Kim Hwan-ki's artistic world more deeply.
This book is a docent book for beginners in art appreciation who feel awkward about going to an art museum, the so-called 'Mirin-i (art + children).'
A docent is a guide who explains works of art to visitors in museums or art galleries.
The author, who is currently working as a docent, wanted even beginners who only visit art museums once a year to naturally immerse themselves in the world of masterpieces.
With that intention, rather than talking about difficult and complex art trends or providing professional analysis, I comfortably expressed the various feelings and emotions of a pure art appreciator in everyday language.
The author guides readers through moments of deep emotion, allowing them to freely let their imagination run wild as they encounter the painting, and making them laugh and cry.
It's as if you're in an art museum, facing the paintings directly and listening to a docent.
Even those who have always been interested in art but feel intimidated when visiting art museums will be able to enjoy and appreciate masterpieces with their own unique sensibilities through this book, "The Lee Kun-hee Collection."
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: February 9, 2022
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 328 pages | 652g | 160*218*22mm
- ISBN13: 9791165344450
- ISBN10: 1165344459
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