Constant Mayer
Constant Mayer
American, born France, 1832–1911
Birth placeBesançon, France
Biographyhttp://www.askart.com/askart/m/constant_mayer/constant_mayer.aspxConstant Mayer, figure and genre painter, was born October 4, 1832 in Besancon, France. He studied with Leon Cogniet at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, in Paris. He moved to New York City from Paris in 1857 and became a US citizen.
He revisited France several times and in 1895 returned to spend his last years in Paris. Mayer died in Paris in 1911.
Source:
http://www.famousamericans.net/constantmayer/
Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"
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