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Lee Jung-seob
Korean artist (1916–1956)
Lee Jung-seob (April 10, 1916 in Pyeongannamdo – September 6, 1956 in Seoul) was a Korean artist most known for his oil paintings, such as White Ox.
Life
Early years
Born and raised in Korea under Japanese rule, Lee was born into an affluent family in Pyongwon County, South Pyongan Province in present-day North Korea. His family owned an extensive area of land, and Lee's brother, who was twelve years older than him, ran the biggest department store at the time in Wonsan.
Lee's brother assumed a paternal role after their father's death in 1918. Lee attended Jongno Primary School in Pyongyang, and found his artistic calling when he encountered replicas of Goguryeo tomb murals at the Pyongyang Prefectural Museum near the elementary school.[1] The grand scale and vivid wall paintings mesmerized a young Lee.
In 1930, he began his art studies at Osan High School in Jeongju, which was independently financed by Korean Christi