He was born in Wolkowilsky, Lithuania, in 1891.

  From childhood, he felt a strong inclination toward the art of painting.

  At the age of 13, he began his studies under the influence of his older brother, a prominent sculptor. Shortly thereafter, he enrolled in the local art academy in Łódź (Poland), where his family had settled.

  Later, driven by a constant desire for self-improvement, he moved to Germany, where he studied color technique at the Farben-Technikum in Berlin. It was there, during a class, that he discovered the original technique he named "Artelanismo," which forms the basis for the creation of most of his paintings.

  He also made progress in miniature painting, teaching—among others—the painter Arthur Schick when the latter was 14 years old.

  In 1915, he married Miriam (Minia), a crafts teacher, with whom he had two sons, Ozer and Zeev.

  159 In 1924, he visited Israel with his friend, the poet Katznelson, traveling through and painting areas of the Jordan River Valley. During the visit, he held several exhibitions.

  137 In 1925, he emigrated to Palestine with his family. After a period at Kibbutz Degania on the shores of the Sea of ​​Galilee, he settled in Tel Aviv.

  He was a founding member of the "Association of Artists and Sculptors." He believed in art for the people: "If people in small communities cannot go to galleries, artists must present their art in those communities." In 1936, he participated in the first major group exhibition.

  He combined his work as a painter and his exhibitions with a small art supply shop.

  He exhibited in Madrid in 1960, the city where he died in January 1961.

  Two of his works are in the Tel Aviv Museum.