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The Artist Project: Il Lee

Jun 22, 2015 2 MINUTES
"I know that everybody loves the Rembrandt works but to me, as an artist, my favorite part is always the background."

Artist Il Lee reflects on Rembrandt van Rijn's portraits in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Il Lee, born in 1952, is a Korean painter.

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Il Lee (American (born Korea), Seoul, 1952)

Untitled 303, 2003

Ballpoint pen on paper; 30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Vilcek Foundation Gift, 2016 (2016.18) © Il Lee

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