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This spring, a picture of the painter Kim Hwan-ki of Korean abstract art disappeared. The stealing of a 4 billion won masterpiece turned out to be a disciple of a painting director who was a professor, who was arrested for buying Jamsil apartment in Seoul with the money he stole from his teacher.

I'm Bae Jung-hoon.

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`` Shanwoolim, '' a 1973 film painted by Kim Hwan-ki a year ago.

'Sanwoolim' is the first generation of Korean abstract art.

But this work, which was owned by a university professor, suddenly disappeared in April.

The professor, who was a director, died in December last year with a chronic disease, and since then, it has disappeared.

The bereaved family sued Kim Mo as suspicious suspect and sued the police.

Police confirmed Kim's charges of stealing the work by paying 800 million won and 100 million won to Professor Chae's driver and household assistant, respectively.

Kim spent most of his 4 billion won on debts to pay off his debts and found that he had only 1 billion won left, but he applied for confiscation after confirming that he had purchased a 2 billion won apartment in Jamsil, Seoul.

Kim was arrested on 20 August and handed over to trial.

The whereabouts of the work 'Sanwoolim' is still unknown.

The owner of the gallery, who bought the picture from Kim, is known to claim that he does not have a picture.

The family's survivor recently asked the police to return the "sanrim".