Hans Meyer-Kassel (1872 - 1952)

Hans Meyer-Kassel

Hans Meyer-Kassel was a German and American landscape painter, illustrator, and draftsman.

He received a classical art education in Munich and served as a war painter during World War I. Later as a portrait painter he depicted numerous European officials on commission.

In 1922 Meyer-Kassel emigrated to the USA and in time became a revered painter in that country. He painted views of New York City and city life, seascapes, still lifes, and later portraits of famous people. Four portraits of Nevada governors, where he lived his last years, adorn the walls of the state capitol building.