Charles Edmond Kayser

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, and Edmond Kayser.

Biography Charles Edmond Kayser was born on 24 April 1882, in Paris. He was mainly self-taught, but also studied under Eugène Carrière. In either 1928 or 1937, he married Spanish-born Belgium painter Mercédès Legrand.

In 1938, he was appointed director of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. The Société des Artistes Indépendants organized a posthumous exhibition in 1979 of Kayser's work. the Baltimore Museum of Art; and Musée du Mont-de-Piété in Bergues.