Iosif Iser - figure paintings

 

Iosif Iser, Nude, oil on canvas. Nude, sold at auction. Another picture.

Iosif Iser was born in Bucharest in 1881 and died at the age of 77 in the same city was a Romanian painter and graphic artist. He studied in both Munich and Paris. He returned to Romania and drew caricatures for socialist newspapers Facla and Adevărul. He made two major series of paintings one on Dobrujan themes and Tartar portraits and one on Harlequins.

Another blog post about Iosif Iser at True Romania.
Biography at Judaica.ro.
Another example of a harlequin drawing at the Art Museum Ploieşti.
Video show of paintings at Dailymotion.


Romanian Caricaturists: Nicolae Tonitza, Eugen Taru, Ion Valentin Anestin, Ion Popescu-Gopo, Iosif Iser, Gogu Neagoe, Francisc Sirato

Romanian Cartoonists: Nicolae Tonitza, Nestor Ignat, Eugen Taru, Ion Valentin Anestin, Ion Popescu-Gopo, Iosif Iser, Dan Perjovschi

Iosif Iser (Rumanian artists)

Bucharest/Paris Romanian Artists In Paris 1880-1910 September 27-November 30,2004

Romanian Artists in the West