Cafer Bater

Who is Cafer Bater?

Cafer Bater Born in Boyacikoy, Istanbul in 1913, Cafer Bater was a prominent Turkish watercolor painter. Referred to as "one of the few watercolor painters in the country" by Celal Esat Arseven, a Turkish art professor and historian, Bater's watercolors include landscapes from Istanbul as well as scenes from France, Spain, Italy and Egypt. His works were exhibited in many galleries at home and abroad and are in private collections as well as museums in Turkey. His work, Paris'te Kis, is in the Istanbul Resim ve Heykel Muzesi. Bater is considered to be a member of the Watercolor Painters Group, a group which still exists though many of its members are deceased.