French painter Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer [1865-1953] was a Symbolist/Art Nouveau artist, whose works include paintings, drawings, ceramics, furniture and interior design. Dhurmer was born Lucien Lévy to a Jewish family in Algiers. In 1879 he began studying drawing and sculpture in Paris. He first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1882 where he showed a small ceramic plaque. In 1887 Lévy began making his living near Cannes in southern France, overseeing the decoration of ceramics.
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