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Lee Ung-no (1904-1989) is one of the most prominent Asian painters of the twentieth century who played a pioneering role in the foundation of contemporary Korean art. Unseen, these artworks have been selected by the gallery and the artist’s family, and come from the family estate. Besides are presented the monochromatic abstract paintings of Lee Ung-no’s son, Young-sé Lee (b.1956), made with hanji paper using a stamping technique that he has developed. Abstraction also leads Kim Cheonae (b.1952) inspiration, whose paintings take the form of a grid created by layering colorful horizontal and …