Hangul 최북 Hangul 호생관, 삼기재, 거기재 Died 1760 McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Puk Role Painter | Revised Romanization Choi Buk Name Choi Buk Hanja 崔北 Hanja 毫生館, 三奇齋, 居其齋 | |
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Choe Buk (fl. 1755–85), was a Korean painter of the late Joseon period. He used many pen names, Samgijae, Hosaenggwan, Songjae, Giam, Geogijae among them.
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Life
His childhood remains unknown, as well as the social status of his family. The Grove says 'floruit c. 1755–85'. Nevertheless, the Korean wiki page ko:최북 says: 최북(崔北, 1712년 – 1760년)은 조선 숙종, 영조 때의 화가이다... and gives a reference to AKS ... that explains why 1720 can be guessed as his birth year.
It seems that, despite the fame of Choe Buk in Seoul, his excessive drinking left him perpetually short of cash, and he resorted to making trips to other cities to sell his works. He may have died in Seoul, but the year remains unrecorded.
Style and Galleries
Choe Buk was acquainted with Kim Hong-do, Kim Deuk-sin, Yi In-mun, but his works are dissimilar to theirs.
The Korean Copyright Commission lists 20 paintings for Choe Buk, while Towooart gives a short notice.