Kim Tschang Yeul

Korean · 1929–2021 · Painter

Kim Tschang-yeul was a South Korean artist known for his abstract paintings of water droplets. He formed part of the Modern Artists' Association (현대미술가협회) in South Korea and… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Kim Tschang Yeul, Gouttes d'eau, 1975, oil and mineral pigment on canvasGouttes d'eauPhillips · HK$3,940,000≈ $502,232≈ £377,249≈ €431,322Sign up to see
  2. Kim Tschang Yeul, Gouttes d'eau, 1976, oil on linenGouttes d'eauPhillips · HK$3,220,000≈ $412,353≈ £308,348≈ €345,008Sign up to see
  3. Kim Tschang Yeul, PA 19-80, 1980, oil on canvasPA 19-80Phillips · £212,500≈ $281,350≈ €241,047Sign up to see

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Kim Tschang-yeul was a South Korean artist known for his abstract paintings of water droplets. He formed part of the Modern Artists' Association (현대미술가협회) in South Korea and joined the Art Informel movement of the 1950s and 60s. From the late 1960s, Kim Tschang-yeul presented works in international stages, studied in the United States, and eventually relocated to Paris in 1969, where he developed his signature water droplet paintings.

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Born 1929, Maengsan CountyDied 2021, SeoulOccupation PainterWikidata Q6409518 ↗ULAN 500380929 ↗

Also known as Changyeol Gim, Gim Changyeol, Kim Tschang-yeul, Tschang Kim, Tschang-yeul Kim

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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