Ephraim Lilien
Persons, originating from Poland

Ephraim Lilien

Name in Polish: Maurycy Lilie(n)
Born 1874 in Drohobycz
Died in 1925 in Badenweiler, Germany
He was an art nouveau painter and photographer, particularly noted for his work on Jewish and Zionist themes. He is sometimes called the "first Zionist artist."
In 1874 Drohobycz (Galicia), belonged to the Austrian occupation of Poland. Now the name is Drogobyč and the city belongs to Ukraine. 1889-1893 Lilien learned painting and graphic techniques at the Academy of Arts in Kraków. He studied under Jan Matejko.
Lilien is known for his famous photographic portrait of Theodor Herzl. He illustrated books, such as Juda (1900), Biblically-themes poetry by Lilien's Christian friend, Börries Freiherr von Münchausen, and Lieder des Ghetto (Songs of the Ghetto) (1903), Yiddish poems by Morris Rosenfeld translated into German.
Book illustration by E. Lilien        
            about 1900

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Polonica stamps:

Israel 1977, 15 II