Moshe Efraim Lilien [Maurycy Lilien] (1874–1925), Jerusalem, 1908

Etching on paper; dimensions: 325 x 365 mm; signed in pencil in the lower right corner “EMLilien” and signed in the lower left corner of the composition with the artist’s monogram [signed on the plate].

Moshe Efraim Lilien (1874–1925) – graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and engraver from Drohobych. He studied in Kraków, Vienna, and Munich; from 1899 onward, he worked in Berlin. He created works in the Art Nouveau style, focusing primarily on Jewish, biblical, and Zionist themes. He was one of the most important artists shaping the visual culture of early Zionism; he collaborated with Boris Schatz in establishing the Bezalel School in Jerusalem.