Jan Ezram Kotowski was born in 1885 and was a painter and draftsman. He was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of Joseph and Leon Unierzyski Wyczólkowski (1902-1911). During his studies he was an award-winner, winning especially for composition. In 1908 he received a scholarship for three years and went to Paris. He visited London and Belgium. After returning home, he settled in Warsaw. He was a member of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (in 1913, received a scholarship), also he belonged to the group "Pro Arte" and the Association of Polish Artists (from 1927), and after the war he belonged to the Group of Artists Encouragement. He created landscape and genre compositions with hunting, ...