Cesar Gemayel

قيصر الجميل (Known as "Gemayel")

Pioneering Modern Painter, Academic Impressionist, ALBA Co-Founder

Born 1898

Ain el Kharroube, Lebanon

Passed Away 1958 Beirut, Lebanon

Lifespan 60 years old

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"Art must not preach; it must enchant the eye and elevate the spirit through the harmony of color and form."

Archival Overview

Pioneering Lebanese painter who co-founded the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA) in 1943 and mastered atmospheric romantic landscapes.

Biographical Record

Cesar Gemayel was born in Ain el Kharroube in Mount Lebanon and studied painting under Khalil Saleeby in Beirut before traveling to Paris to complete his academic training. In 1943, alongside Alexis Boutros, he co-founded the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), the first national fine arts academy in Lebanon.

Gemayel's paintings were renowned for their warm, sensuous color harmonies, fluid brushwork, and romantic atmospheric light, depicting rural village scenes, dynamic Lebanese horse riders, still lifes, and female portraits. His pedagogical leadership trained the first generation of independent Lebanese modern artists.

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Final Resting Place

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Ain el Kharroube Cemetery
Metn, Lebanon

                         GPS: 33.9100, 35.7100                    

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