Raised in an orthodox Jewish family in Russia, Mane-Katz was born in
the Ukraine and became an early
20th-century artist, known especially for portraits and paintings with
Jewish themes. From childhood, he had been influenced by stories
of Jewish mysticism, which was reflected in his paintings.
He had a peripatetic life between Russia, France,
Israel, and America. He first studied art in Kiev at the Beaux
Arts Academy, and in 1913,
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