Lesser Ury was born in Birnbaum in 1861. Lesser Ury, a "forgotten" artist from Berlin's turbulent Secession era, came to Berlin in 1871 from the small town of Birnbaum in the former province of Posen. From the very first moment, Ury felt a very special sympathy for the cosmopolitan city. This was reflected in his art. Ury was honored by the mayor of Berlin on his 60th birthday as an "artistic glorifier of the imperial capital."

But before Ury finally made Berlin his long-term residence, he studied painting in Düsseldorf and Brussels. Ury gained valuable experience in Paris, including with Lefebvre. He explored Flanders and Munich, where he enrolled for a short time at the Academy of Fine Arts in 188...