Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer - a French artist and a leading exponent of Symbolism and Art Nouveau - was born on this day, September 30, 1865 to a Jewish family in Algiers, French Algeria.
His works include paintings, drawings, ceramics, furniture and interior design.
In 1865, he began studying drawing and sculpture in Paris at the Ecole Supérieure de Dessin et de Sculpture in 1879.
He first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1882 where he showed a small ceramic plaque.
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