Seund Ja Rhee
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Seund Ja Rhee (June 3, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was a Korean painter, printmaker and ceramist.
She was a prolific artist with more than 1000 paintings, 700 prints, 250 ceramics, and a lot of drawings.
She exhibited mainly in France and in Korea, with 84 solo exhibitions and almost 300 group exhibitions, during her lifetime.
(South Korea), Rhee studied in Jinju Girls' High School before moving to Japan at Jissen Women's University (Tokyo) in 1938.
In 1938, she returned home and married.
In 1951, because of the Korean War, she was separated from her three sons. Then she left for Paris.
In 1953, she entered the Académie de la Grande Chaumière
to study under Yves Brayer
and Henri Goetz
.
She was a prolific artist with more than 1000 paintings, 700 prints, 250 ceramics, and a lot of drawings.
She exhibited mainly in France and in Korea, with 84 solo exhibitions and almost 300 group exhibitions, during her lifetime.
Early life
Born in JinjuJinju
Jinju is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first and second Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War...
(South Korea), Rhee studied in Jinju Girls' High School before moving to Japan at Jissen Women's University (Tokyo) in 1938.
In 1938, she returned home and married.
In 1951, because of the Korean War, she was separated from her three sons. Then she left for Paris.
In 1953, she entered the Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Académie de la Grande Chaumière
The Académie de la Grande Chaumière is an art school in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, France. The school was founded in 1902 by the Swiss Martha Stettler , who refused to teach the strict academic rules of painting of the École des Beaux-Arts. It opened the way to the "Art Indépendant"...
to study under Yves Brayer
Yves Brayer
Yves Brayer is a French painter known for his paintings of every-day life.He was born in Versailles and became prominent in the years between World War I and World War II...
and Henri Goetz
Henri Goetz
Henri Bernard Goetz was a French American Surrealist painter and engraver. He is known for his artwork, as well as for inventing the carborundum printmaking process. His work is represented in more than 100 galleries worldwide.-Early life:Goetz was born in New York in 1909. His father ran an...
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