Kneeling man; oil on board; signed Bae Yoong (1928-1992), Korean American artist; dated 1966; 30 x 22 cm. e was born in Seoul, South Korea on November 19, 1928. He first visited the United States as a member of the Ford Foundation's Young Artist Program in 1963. He emigrate from Korea in 1974.[1]His solo exhibition "Works on Paper" was held at Soker-Kaseman Gallery in San Francisco in 1983. His art explored themes related to Asian philosophy and spirituality, particularly Confucian and Zen ideas. He died on November 14, 1992 of cancer.

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