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  • An oil painting of Kim Whan-ki (Yonhap)
    S. Korean painting from 1950s auctioned for $2 million

    HONG KONG (Yonhap) — An oil painting of Kim Whan-ki, a pioneering abstract artist of Korea, was auctioned at 2.35 billion won (US$2 million) in Hong Kong, a related firm said Sunday. The artwork, titled “On the...

    • Posted November 30, 2015
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  • Kim Whan-ki's "19-VII-71 #209" became the most expensive Korean artwork ever sold at a Hong Kong auction on Oct. 6, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Seoul Auction) (Yonhap)
    A Kim Whan-ki painting sold for record $4M at Hong Kong auction

    SEOUL (Yonhap) – A Kim Whan-ki painting has become the most expensive Korean artwork to be sold at auction after reaching US$4 million in Hong Kong, a South Korean auction house said Tuesday. The oil painting known...

    • Posted October 5, 2015
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