Charles Edmond Kayser

Charles Edmond Kayser
Born24 April 1882
Paris, France
Died9 June 1965(1965-06-09) (aged 83)
Paris, France
Other namesEdmond Charles Kayser, Edmond Kayser
Occupation(s)Painter, watercolorist, printmaker, teacher, curator, arts administrator
Employer(s)École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Musée national Adrien-Dubouché
SpouseMercédès Legrand [fr] (m. 1937–1945; her death)
Children2

Charles Edmond Kayser (1882 – 1965) was a French visual artist, teacher, arts administrator, and curator. His work was known for themes of urban landscapes, seascapes, and landscapes. Kayser taught at Académie Scandinave in Paris for many years. He was also known as Edmond Charles Kayser,[1] and Edmond Kayser.[2]

Biography

Charles Edmond Kayser was born on 24 April 1882, in Paris.[1] Kayser was Jewish.[3] He was mainly self-taught, but also studied under Eugène Carrière.[1][4] In 1937, he married Spanish-born Belgium painter Mercédès Legrand [fr].[1][5] Together they had two daughters.

In 1938, he was appointed director of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs.[1] From 1938 to 1941, Kayser served as the curator of the Musée national Adrien-Dubouché in Limoges, a role from which he was dismissed from because of antisemitism.[1] The family moved to Avignon in the 1940s, where his wife died in 1945 from the inhalation of nitric acid while enameling.

He was a figurative painter, however he also took Paul Cézanne's constructional approach to the work.[1] Kayser taught at Académie Scandinave in Paris. He regularly exhibited his art at the Société des Artistes Indépendants.[3]

He died on 9 June 1965, in Paris.[1][6] The Société des Artistes Indépendants organized a posthumous exhibition in 1979 of Kayser's work.[1] His artwork can be found in museum collections, including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco;[7] and Musée du Mont-de-Piété in Bergues.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kayser, Edmond Charles". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00097578. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Revue De L'Art". Le Devoir (in French). 24 February 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 17 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Long, Rose-Carol Washton; Baigell, Matthew; Heyd, Milly (2010). Jewish Dimensions in Modern Visual Culture: Antisemitism, Assimilation, Affirmation. UPNE. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-58465-795-8 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ American Women's Club of Paris, Inc. (1931). Bulletin. Vol. 4. p. 861.
  5. ^ "Legrand, Mercédès". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00106844. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. ^ "acte de décès no 283, année 1965 (vue 17/19). Son corps a été retrouvé sans vie le 11 juin 1965 (Death certificate no. 283, year 1965 (view 17/19). His body was found lifeless on June 11, 1965)". Archives of Paris 6th (in French). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Charles Edmond Kayser". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF).
  8. ^ "Edmond Kayser". British Museum.