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EPHRAIM MOSES LILIEN
Born 1874 in Drohobycz
(Galicia) - died 1925 in Badenweiler.
Lilien was one of the most influential jewish
artists of his time. In 1896 he received an award
for photography from the avantguarde magazine
"Jugend". He was a member of the zionist
movement and undertook several journeys to Palestine
and the middle east between 1906 and 1918. Lilien
illustrated several books, his bible illustrations
have become most famous. His first exhibition
in USA took place in 1923 in New York.
His works are owned by renowned national and international
museums and private collections worldwide.
Gallery Hasenclever showed his work in various
exhibitions since 1981.
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