Zvi Raphaeli
Zvi Raphaeli was an Israeli impressionist painter. He was a rabbi by profession and merged both religion and art in his paintings. He studied in France starting at the age of 3 and attended the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.
Eugeniusz Zak
Eugeniusz Zak was born to a Jewish family in Mogilno. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and then at Academie Colarossi. The French government purchased one of his famous paintings.
Itshak Holtz
Itshak Holtz was a Polish-born and Israeli painter who is best known for paintings that depict traditional scenes of Jewish life. He had a passion for art at an early age and studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem where he studied lettering and poster work. He moved to New York City in 1950 where he studied Art Students League of New York.
Ludwig Blum
Lugwig Blum was born a dedicated Zionist and started painting scenes of everyday life and landscapes in Israel. He painted many landmarks of Jerusalem including the Western Wall and the Mount of Olives. He became known as “the painter of Jerusalem”.
Ruth Schloss
Ruth Scholoss was born in Nuremberg, Germany and migrated to Palestine in 1937. She was a realistic painter who focused mainly on disadvantaged people in society as well as social matters. Ruth also painted about human fate as the main subject.
Joseph Floch
Joseph Floch is an Austrian artist who mainly focused on landscape and figure painting. He would often focus on monumental compositions with people. He was born in Vienna and moved to Paris to continue his career.
