Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Art at auction

Glass art works by artisan Kim Jun-yong, who won this year's "Craft Prize 2021," organized by the Korea Craft and Design Foundation (KCDF) are currently being auctioned off at K Auction's online auction event that kicked off on Nov. 13. Kim is ...

2021-11-21

Two auctions, two Kim Whankis

Seoul Auction and K Auction, Korea’s two leading art auction houses, will hold major sales next week, after stellar performances earlier this year fueled by market liquidity and the public’s growing interest in art collecting. Coincidentally...

2021-06-16

The tragedy of the wandering collection of sculptor Kwon Jin-kyu

About 700 artworks created by Kwon Jin-kyu (1922-73), one of the most important sculptors in Korea's modern art history, and kept by his family, had a long and rough journey over the past 16 years on the way to their final home. The family handed...

2020-12-14

Treasure for sale

Art work going on sale at K-Auction in southern Seoul on July 15 include paintings that are part of Treasure No. 1796 Haeak palgyeong and Songyu palhyeondo (Album of Eight Scenic Views of Seas and Mountains and Eight Confucian Scholars of the...

2020-06-25

Kansong family offers treasures at auction, no one bids

The fate of the two treasures placed up for auction by the famous Kansong collector family is up in the air after they failed to attract any bidders on Wednesday. Treasure No. 284, Gilt-bronze Standing Buddha dating back to...

2020-05-28