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Heinz Seelig (1909 - 1992) was born in Germany and trained as an architect in the famous Bauhaus School in Dessau. In 1933 he emigrated to Israel and settled in Haifa, where he lived for 58 years. He was a pioneer in the new profession of interior design and became one of Israel's most prominent designers. Seelig began drawing very early, publishing cartoons in Berlin newspapers at the age of fifteen. He continued painting throughout his professional career as an architect, In 1974, he made painting his full time career.
Exhibitions of Seelig's art have been held in galleries and museums in Israel, the United States, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, South Africa, New Zealand and Japan. One of Israel's most prolific and respected artists, Heinz Seelig is particularly well-known for his more than 60 lithographs, including the Book of Esther, The Story of Paradise and The Seven Days of Creation, and for three books of his artwork published in Israel.
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