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Lee Ufan Painting Sets Record at Seoul Auction

Published on , by La Gazette Drouot

East Winds, a landmark work from the "Winds" series painted in 1984, fetched 3.1 billion WON - €2.26M, $2.66M- at a sale orchestrated by Seoul Auction on Tuesday. This is a record for a living South Korean artist at auction, a milestone already set by Ufan last June with a bid of €1.6 million.