K-Auction and iFchildren Special Charity Auction to Support Children in Turkey

K Auction announced on the 2nd that it will hold a special charity art auction in collaboration with iF Children to raise relief funds for children affected by the T?rkiye earthquake.

Geon-Yong Lee
Bodyscape 76-1-2019, acrylic on paperboard, 33.5×45.5cm, 2019. Starting price KRW 28,000,000
Donation: Artist Geon-Yong Lee
Photo by K Auction

The charity auction will be held as a K Auction premium online auction from the 4th to the 14th. A total of 100 works by 76 artists have been submitted. Various genres including paintings, sculptures, photographs, crafts, and sketches will find new owners.

The highest starting bid is for the work 'bodyscape-76-1-2019' (33.5x45.5cm) by artist Lee Geon-yong, starting at 28 million KRW. The starting prices for the submitted works range from 1 to 2 million KRW.

Hataim, Un Passage No. 214077?, Acrylic on canvas, 70×70cm, 2021. Starting price 9.5 million KRW. Donated by artist Hataim. Photo by K Auction

The proceeds from the charity auction will be directly donated to the Korean Red Cross in the form of 'in-kind donations mainly consisting of art supplies + cash.' The art supplies include specially made sketchbooks inscribed with a "message of hope for life" in the local language of T?rkiye.

The auction items will be exhibited at the K Auction main building on Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The auction will close sequentially starting from 4 PM on the 14th.