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Kim Hong-do (Korean: 김홍도, 1745–c.1806 to 1814) was a Korean painter during the Joseon dynasty. He is mostly remembered for his depictions of the everyday life of ordinary people, in a manner analogous to painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He was also widely known by his art name Danwon (단원).
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Kim Hong Do was a Korean genre painter born in Ansan, South Korea, in 1745. In 1752, Kim Hong Do studied under painter and calligrapher Kang Se-Hwang. In 1766, Kang Se-Hwang, a painter at the royal court, recommended Kim Hong Do to the official painters of the Joseon court, the Dohwaseo.
Kim Hong-do (born 1745?, Korea) is one of the first Korean artists to depict the common people in his work. Born into a family of officials, Kim was early appointed to official rank and made a member of the royal art academy. Nevertheless, he was a spendthrift who was at odds with other officials because of his radical ideas, and he is said to ...
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Kim Hong-do’s genre paintings thus reveal the eye of an artist skilled at picking out the major scenes from everyday life, the ability to arouse emotions and sympathy regardless of social class and period, and faces showing true, candid expressions that reflect real life.
1745 - 1806. Gim Hong-do, also known as Kim Hong-do, most often styled Danwon, was a full-time painter of the Joseon period of Korea. He was together a pillar of the establishment and...
Kim Hong-do (金弘道) is probably the most celebrated painter of the Joseon Dynasty, best known for his genre paintings of everyday life. Kim constantly observed the various activities of regular people and then depicted them in creative scenes infused with his own candor and humor.
Of all the masters in Korean painting, Kim Hong-do is the best known one to Koreans. Nevertheless, defining the artist and his art is not an easy task. What kind of person was he? What and how did he paint? What circumstances was he under? More specifically, what kind of life did he lead and what do ( Plate 1 )
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