Edmond Charles Kayser

1882-1965

Kayser was born in Paris in the 10th Arrondissement.

He was a painter of urban landscapes, seascapes, still life’s and figures

Kayser received guidance from Eugène Carrière but studied in museums and was mainly self-taught.

Kayser exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in1907, the Salon d’Automne, Tuileries, and Société des Peintres Français.

He was also a professor at l’Académie Scandinave.

At first an artistic affinity led him to associate with Léopold Lévy, Linaret and Vergé-Sarrat, but later he spent time with Despiau, Dunoyer de Segnonzac, André Lhote, Charles Dufresne and Zadkine.

Around 1937 Kayser married the painter Mercedes Legrand.