Jeong Seon
Jeong Seon | |
|---|---|
정선 | |
Detail from Taking a rest after reading books by Jeong Seon, believed to be a self-portrait of the painter. | |
| Born | 16 February 1676 |
| Died | 20 April 1759 (aged 83) |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Notable work | Inwangjesaekdo Geumgang jeondo |
| Movement | true-view painting |
| Jeong Seon | |
| Hangul | 정선 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鄭敾 |
| RR | Jeong Seon |
| MR | Chŏng Sŏn |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 겸재, 난곡 |
| Hanja | 謙齋, 蘭谷 |
| RR | Gyeomjae, Nangok |
| MR | Kyŏmjae, Nan'gok |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 원백 |
| Hanja | 元伯 |
| RR | Wonbaek |
| MR | Wŏnbaek |
Jeong Seon (Korean: 정선; Hanja: 鄭敾; 1676 – 20 April 1759) was a Korean landscape painter, also known by the art names Gyeomjae and Nangok and courtesy name Wonbaek. His works include ink and oriental water paintings, such as Inwangjesaekdo (1751), Geumgang jeondo (1734), and Ingokjeongsa (1742), as well as numerous "true-view" landscape paintings on the subject of Korea and the history of its culture. He is counted among the most famous Korean painters. The landscape paintings that he produced reflect most of the geographical features of Korea. His style is realistic rather than abstract.