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| Author: | Moses Maimon (1860–1924) |
Mozes (Moshe) Maimon (b. 1860 Vilkaviškis – d. 1924 Leningrad) after studying at the Vilkaviškis cheder, the 13-year-old Moshe Maimon was sent by his religious parents to Kalvarija to learn the trade of a watchmaker. In 1879 he attended the Vilnius School of Drawing, and from 1880 to 1887 he studied at the St Petersburg Imperial Academy of Art, graduating summa cum laude. In 1893 he was awarded the title of Academician. From 1887, he travelled in Spain, Portugal, Holland and Germany, and took part in exhibitions in Moscow, Warsaw, Königsberg, London, Amsterdam, and elsewhere. Between 1910 and 1920 he taught drawing in various schools in St Petersburg, and from 1919 he lectured in art history at the Jewish University. As a painter and graphic artist, Maimon belonged to the first generation of Jewish artists in the Russian Empire. He followed academic canons all his life and remained faithful to the tradition of naturalism. He painted portraits and historical and genre scenes, and liked to create complex figurative compositions.
Source: Ellex Valiunas (LAWIN until 2015) art album: STORIES OF LITVAK ART (2023). Compiler and author Vilma Gradinskaitė.
Born on 23 January 1860 in Vilkaviškis, Suwałki Governorate, died in 1929 in Petrograd. He studied at the Drawing Classes in Warsaw, and from 1879 – at the Vilnius Drawing School. In 1883, he was conferred a letter of commendation at the drawing and draughtsmanship competition of educational institutions held by the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. From 1880, Maimon studied painting at this academy. Works of his study years were not once awarded promotional, silver and small gold medals. In 1887, he was conferred the title of first-class artist, and in 1893, earned the title of academician for his historical and portrait painting. He took part in the activity of the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Art established in Moscow in 1916, and was a member of the St. Petersburg Artists’ Society. He lived in London for several years. Maimon painted portraits, genre scenes, historical compositions and pictures on the themes of Jewish life. In 1905–1906, he created several paintings reflecting the persecutions of Jews. He also drew caricatures, made prints for historical and biblical stories, for an anthology of fairy tales and poems for Jewish children (Нашим детям), and wrote memoirs A Thorn-Ridden Path.
Source: Académie de Vilna: Vilniaus piešimo mokykla 1866-1915 / Vilnius drawing school: Exhibition Catalogue, Nacionalinė dailės galerija 2017 m. 4 d. - lapkričio 26 d., compiled by Jolanta Širkaitė, Vilnius: Lietuvos kultūros tyrimų institutas, 2017, p. 268.
Mozes (Moshe) Maimon (b. 1860 Vilkaviškis – d. 1924 Leningrad) after studying at the Vilkaviškis cheder, the 13-year-old Moshe Maimon was sent by his religious parents to Kalvarija to learn the trade of a watchmaker. In 1879 he attended the Vilnius School of Drawing, and from 1880 to 1887 he studied at the St Petersburg Imperial Academy of Art, graduating summa cum laude. In 1893 he was awarded the title of Academician. From 1887, he travelled in Spain, Portugal, Holland and Germany, and took part in exhibitions in Moscow, Warsaw, Königsberg, London, Amsterdam, and elsewhere. Between 1910 and 1920 he taught drawing in various schools in St Petersburg, and from 1919 he lectured in art history at the Jewish University. As a painter and graphic artist, Maimon belonged to the first generation of Jewish artists in the Russian Empire. He followed academic canons all his life and remained faithful to the tradition of naturalism. He painted portraits and historical and genre scenes, and liked to create complex figurative compositions.
Source: Ellex Valiunas (LAWIN until 2015) art album: STORIES OF LITVAK ART (2023). Compiler and author Vilma Gradinskaitė.
Born on 23 January 1860 in Vilkaviškis, Suwałki Governorate, died in 1929 in Petrograd. He studied at the Drawing Classes in Warsaw, and from 1879 – at the Vilnius Drawing School. In 1883, he was conferred a letter of commendation at the drawing and draughtsmanship competition of educational institutions held by the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. From 1880, Maimon studied painting at this academy. Works of his study years were not once awarded promotional, silver and small gold medals. In 1887, he was conferred the title of first-class artist, and in 1893, earned the title of academician for his historical and portrait painting. He took part in the activity of the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Art established in Moscow in 1916, and was a member of the St. Petersburg Artists’ Society. He lived in London for several years. Maimon painted portraits, genre scenes, historical compositions and pictures on the themes of Jewish life. In 1905–1906, he created several paintings reflecting the persecutions of Jews. He also drew caricatures, made prints for historical and biblical stories, for an anthology of fairy tales and poems for Jewish children (Нашим детям), and wrote memoirs A Thorn-Ridden Path.
Source: Académie de Vilna: Vilniaus piešimo mokykla 1866-1915 / Vilnius drawing school: Exhibition Catalogue, Nacionalinė dailės galerija 2017 m. 4 d. - lapkričio 26 d., compiled by Jolanta Širkaitė, Vilnius: Lietuvos kultūros tyrimų institutas, 2017, p. 268.
