maria melania mutermilch was a polish-french painter born in varsovie, poland in 1876 and died in paris, france in 1967. she was the first professional jewish painter in poland and spent most of her life in france. mutermilch's painting career began to flourish after she moved to paris from poland in 1901 at the age of twenty-five. early life and career before world war i, mutermilch's painting practice aligned itself with the naturalism movement, characterized by vivid hues and strong brush strokes. she received french citizenship in 1927. after the breakout of wwii, muter fled to avignon fo…