Grapevine

Choe Seok-hwan

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a painting of a grapevine by Choe Seok-hwan. The painting is done across six panels. The background of the painting is a mottled tan color. The grapevine is painted in dark brown and gray colors. The vine has many leaves and clusters of grapes. The trunk of the vine is thick and twisted, extending down from the center-right of the painting. The branches of the vine are curved and twisted. The leaves are teardrop-shaped with a pointed tip. The grapes are clustered together in bunches. There is a signature in the top-left corner of the painting. The painting has a thin white border around the edge of each panel. The panels are separated by thin vertical lines.