Eugen von Kahler

Eugen von Kahler, originally Eugen Kohn (6 January 1882, Prague - 13 December 1911, Prague) was a Bohemian-German painter, graphic artist and writer of Jewish ancestry. Most of his works are in the Expressionist style.

Biography He came from a family of wealthy industrialists who changed their name from Kohn to Kahler in 1894. From 1901 to 1905, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, with Heinrich Knirr and Franz von Stuck. During this time, he also took private lessons from Hugo von Habermann.

He was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1900 and his education was interrupted by numerous stays in sanatoria. where his associates included Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann, Oskar Moll, Jules Pascin, Elisabeth Epstein and Sonia Terk. His exhibitions included several showings at the Salon d’Automne and the Salon des Indépendants.

In an effort to alleviate his suffering, he took a trip to Egypt in the summer of 1908, seeking a drier climate.

Selected paintings