Salvador Dalí is one of the most recognized Spanish surrealist artists, renowned for his striking and bizarre images. Born in Figueres, Spain, in 1904, Dalí is mostly known for his paintings, but he also boasted a large collection of prints and drawings that open up a whole other realm of his creativity and wild imagination.

Kyu-Baik Hwang was a distinguished painter and printmaker active during the early and mid-20th century, born in Busan, South Korea, in 1932. After serving in the military, Hwang pursued a career in art, joining the renowned artist groups Shin Jo Kyung and Shin Sang. As a master of mezzotint and intaglio printing, Hwang's works are expertly crafted and exude the ominous sensuality of monotonous objects through the artist’s unique sense of color and composition. His works are recognized worldwide, as he has exhibited more than fifty one-man shows in London, Paris, Florence, Vienna, Boston, and New York. His works have consistently sold at auction.

Tomoe Yokoi , born in Nagoya, Japan, in 1943, she and Kyu Baik Hwang were in the same circle of artists, who respectively influenced one another's genius. In her early career, she attended Bunkyo Tokyo College to study art, which influenced her focus on traditional techniques. After graduation, Yokoi lived in Paris, where she met Kyu Baik Hwang and studied intaglio. Both artists challenged this relief print medium to create the unique moody effects exhibited in both of their works.

Bong-Kyu Ahn is a Korean postwar and contemporary artist, born in 1938 in a small farm town in Korea. He attended Surabul Art College in Seoul. Bong-Kyu has studied privately under many artists, and his work features bold and abstract adaptations of nature and still-life arrangements.

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