Early Life and Training Yi Eungro (이응노), born January 12, 1904, in Hongseong County, Chungcheongnam-do Province, South Korea, possessed an innate fascination for art from a young age. He diligently pursued classical Chinese studies under his father’s guidance and enrolled at Hongseong Botong Hakyo (홍성보통학교, 홍城초등학교, 洪城普通學校) for his primary education—a formative experience that instilled in him the foundational principles of Korean scholarship and artistic tradition. Recognizing his ambition to become a painter, he abandoned formal schooling to dedicate himself to mastering brushwork and ink wa…