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Gyeomjae's paintings overwhelm all other painters with their scale and original composition. While Kim Hong-do and Sin Yun-bok have their own strengths, they cannot match the greatness of Gyeomjae. The more one looks at Gyeomjae's paintings, the more one desires to see them. The mastery Gyeomjae achieved in *Geumgangjeondo*, where he compressed such a vast landscape into a single image, is unmatched by any other painter on Earth, nor would any other dare even conceive of doing so. I would like
In the history of Korean painting, there is a figure who rejected the idealized landscape paintings created out of admiration for China and instead depicted the actual mountains and rivers of Joseon: Gyeomjae Jeong Seon. Later generations refer to this style as "True-View Landscape Painting." Through this book, one can glimpse over 300 of Gyeomjae's paintings, along with everything about him and the historical context of the Joseon era. Originally, this book was published as the result of a
Choi Wan-soo: Gyeomjae Jeongseon
The three-volume set of *Gyeomjae Jeongseon*. This book comprehensively summarizes the achievements of Gyeomjae research to date, with the text alone amounting to 3,673 sheets of 200-character manuscript paper, and includes 206 plates of Gyeomjae's paintings and 147 illustrations. As it offers a view of the historical background of the era in which Gyeomjae Jeongseon lived, as well as anecdotes and works regarding the literati of the time with whom he associated, it can truly be called the definitive edition of the history of Joseon Dynasty painting, where art, literature, and history are harmoniously blended.
Korean title: 겸재 정선
Korean author: 최완수
Korean publisher: 현암사
ISBN-13: 9788932315324
Reviews
Gyeomjae's paintings overwhelm all other painters with their scale and original composition. While Kim Hong-do and Sin Yun-bok have their own strengths, they cannot match the greatness of Gyeomjae. The more one looks at Gyeomjae's paintings, the more one desires to see them. The mastery Gyeomjae achieved in *Geumgangjeondo*, where he compressed such a vast landscape into a single image, is unmatched by any other painter on Earth, nor would any other dare even conceive of doing so. I would like
In the history of Korean painting, there is a figure who rejected the idealized landscape paintings created out of admiration for China and instead depicted the actual mountains and rivers of Joseon: Gyeomjae Jeong Seon. Later generations refer to this style as "True-View Landscape Painting." Through this book, one can glimpse over 300 of Gyeomjae's paintings, along with everything about him and the historical context of the Joseon era. Originally, this book was published as the result of a
