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Lee Bae
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Lee Bae (b.1956)
Lee Bae focuses on the expressive potential of charcoal as a medium. Over the course of three decades, Lee has dedicated himself to creating a diverse range of iterations of Korean painting through his use of charcoal and abstract forms that are self-sufficient and rich in spiritual and energetic qualities. By exploring immanent notions such as yielding, respiring, and circulation, which are embodied by charcoal as a material, Lee's work resonates with themes of life and death, absence and presence, light and shadow, form, and emptiness. Lee's oeuvre spans a wide range of mediums and forms, from drawings to canvas-based works, as well as installations, with each new work serving to expand upon his unique vision and approach. Lee’s works have been featured at museums and institutions worldwide including: Venice Biennale, Rockefeller Center, New York, Phi Foundation, Montreal, Canada; Indang Museum, Daegu, South Korea; Wilmotte Foundation, Venice, Italy; Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, France; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Vannes, France; and Musée Guimet, Paris, France. Among many others, Lee’s work is in the permanent collections of museums including the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea; Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea; Leeum-Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea; Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, France; Musée Guimet, Paris, France; Baruj Foundation, Barcelona, Spain, and Privada Allegro Foundation, Madrid, Spain. -
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Lee Bae
Issu du feu T4a, 2004
Charcoal on canvas
65 x 50 cm
$75,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Issu du feu T5, 2004
Charcoal on canvas
72 x 53 cm
$85,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Issu du feu 10sp, 2003
Charcoal on canvas
117 x 82 cm
$126,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Issu du feu 11sp, 2003
Charcoal on canvas
117 x 82 cm
$126,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Issu du feu white line 2J, 2025
Charcoal on canvas
117 x 82 cm
$63,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Issu du feu white line 5J, 2025
Charcoal on canvas
117 x 82 cm
$63,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke A16, 2024
Charcoal ink on paper
220 x 152 cm
$90,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke 24h, 2023
Charcoal ink on paper
220 x 152 cm
$90,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke-No3, 2025
Charcoal ink on paper
220 x 152 cm
$90,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke-JV2, 2026
Charcoal ink on paper
220 x 152 cm
$90,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke G27(Edition 1 of 5), 2025
Bronze
83 x 75 x 113 cm
$55,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke S2(Edition 3 of 5), 2025
Bronze
95 x 70 x 93 cm
$35,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke S4(Edition 2 of 5), 2025
Bronze
70 x 7505 x 90 cm
$30,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke S5(Edition 2 of 5), 2025
Bronze
62 x 56 x 106 cm
$45,000 USD
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Lee Bae
Brushstroke S6(Edition 2 of 5), 2025
Bronze
62 x 56 x 106 cm
$45,000 USD
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[2026 Frieze LA] Lee Bae
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