Arthur Szyk was born in Poland and began painting at the age of four. 제1차 세계대전이 발발하기 전까지 파리에서 미술을 공부했고, 모하메드 미술을 공부하기 위해 동방으로 여행했습니다. In , he joined the Russian army, and later served as an officer in a guerrilla regiment in the Polish army.