Park Soo-keun's 'Tree and Woman' heads to auction with up to W800m estimate

A painting from Park Soo-keun's "Tree and Woman" series, one of the most recognizable motifs in modern Korean art, will headline K Auction's August sale in Seoul, the auction house said Friday. The 1950s canvas carries an estimate of 400 million to 800 million won ($283,000-$566,000) and leads a 102-lot sale valued at roughly 6.5 billion won, set for Aug. 26 at the company's headquarters in Gangnam, southern Seoul. The work on offer comes from the collection of Margaret Miller, an American who c