Ludwig Blum

Ludwig Blum (; 24 July 1891 – 28 July 1974) was a Moravian-born Israeli painter. He emigrated to Israel in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah, and became known as "the painter of Jerusalem".

Early life

Ludwig Blum was born in 1891 in Líšeň (now part of Brno), Margraviate of Moravia. He immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah. Additionally, he painted some kibbutzes: Kiryat Anavim and Degania Alef, and the lives of Israeli soldiers, including the Palmach. He also painted copper mines in the Timna Valley.

Death Blum died in 1974 in Jerusalem. Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim (1932). The Arch of Constantine (1944). Jerusalem, seen from Mount Scopus (1950). The Market in Jerusalem (1950). View of Jerusalem from the Hill of Evil Counsel (1951). Landscape (1956). Timna, Copper Mines (1957). Jerusalem, David's Tower and the Sultan's Pool, seen from Mishkanot Shaananim (1964). The Western Wall. Sea of Galilee. Portrait with a keffiyeh.