Chang Sŭngŏp

In this Korean name, the family name is Chang.

Korean name
Hangul	장승업
Hanja	張承業
RR	Jang Seungeop
MR	Chang Sŭngŏp
Art name
Hangul	오원
Hanja	吾園
RR	Owon
MR	Owŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul	경유
Hanja	景猶
RR	Gyeongyu
MR	Kyŏngyu

Chang Sŭngŏp (Korean: 장승업; 1843–1897), commonly known by his art name Owŏn, was a Korean painter of the late Joseon period.

He was one of the few painters to hold a position of rank in the Joseon court. His life was dramatized in the award-winning 2002 film Chi-hwa-seon directed by Im Kwon-taek.

Biography

Chang was orphaned at a young age and grew up in poverty. He stayed at the homes of a number of people, including Yi Ŭnghŏn (이응헌; 李應憲), Pyŏn Wŏn-kyu (변원규; 卞元圭), and O Kyŏngsŏk, where he was exposed to art.

Together with the earlier painters Danwon and Hyewon, Chang is remembered today as one of the "Three Wons" of Joseon-period painting.

Gallery

• 
  Samin munnyeondo
• 
  Hochwido
• 
  Painting of a cat by Chang
• 
  Sansu inmuldo means "the picture of a man in the landscape"
• 
  Rooster
• 
  Ssangma inmuldo (the painting of a man with two horses)
• 
  Chowon jirok

See also

• Korean art
• Korean culture
• Korean painting
• List of Korean painters