WELCOME TO THE CHARLES HEBERER HISTORY PAGE
Charles was my Great Grandfather
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This is Charles Thomas Heberer with his Wife Marcelline
their son Charles Ogden and Daughter Yvonne
at their home in Brechamps
This is the only picture I've seen
with the whole family together.
I have more information on Charles than on anyone else in my family.
It is very apparent that his daughter tried to keep everything she
could from her father's life. Letters, books, pictures paintings etc.
After Yvonne passed away all those records were passed down again.
To me since I showed some interest in researching the family history.
This has now become an obsession. Please enjoy what I have created.
Charles Heberer was the son of Thomas heberer and
Caroline Fredricker Voelker.
He was born on October 4, 1865 in Centralia, Illinois. It is a
small farming town about an hour East of St Louis Missouri.
His father was in the brewery business an had a depot/warehouse in the town.
Charles was one of 10 children according to a obituary for his older
brother Herman. I've been to Bellville Illinois to research the
names of his siblings but I have only found a few.
I think I may now know why Charles was drawn to the field of art.
His Grandmother was a Fleischbein and a distant cousin
François Fleischbein was painting successfully in New Orleans in the
mid 1800's. This may have stirred an interest in Charles at an early age.
What ever the reason may have been it must be noted that there sure was a
talent about to be discovered in his hands.
According to documents I have Charles started his studies at the
St Louis School of Fine Art in St Louis, Missouri. He graduated from
Washington University. I have sketch books from his
school days that show an ever improving skill.
I discovered that one of the sketch books I have was his brother Herman's.
He did some drawings in his time as well. However it appears that Herman
went down another path.
On May 23, 1887 the Daily American Nashville reported in the ART NOTES
section about Charles leaving for the "wider and higher technical
atmosphere of the French Ateliers." He would have been about 21 at the time.
In other news articles its reported that he studied in Paris under Jules
Lefebre, Benjamin Constant at the Julian Academy of Arts in Paris,
He worked with Toulouse Lautrec and Charles Conder.
Around 1900 he bought a house in the village of Brechamps. I often wondered how
he found the small village of Brechamps. Was it while he painted in
and around Paris. What did he admire about the village that drew him to move
there. Was it the landscape, the people, I guess I will never know.
Brechamps is a small village South West of Paris.
From here he walked the countryside and painted landscapes, farm animals and
Norman woman. He traveled to neighboring towns and countries and was never
without his oils.
Charles meet a miller,s daughter near Fontainebleau and she became his model.
Marcelline, from Esmans Senne et Marve was the subject in drawings and paintings.
He fell in love an married "Marcelline Prudence Leouie Anne Bonnemain",
in September of 1893 in Paris, France.
They lived in Brechamps on and off until he returned to live in and Paint
the hills North of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in America around 1924.
He lived out his final years in Hawarden, Iowa. He died in Sioux City, Iowa
on June 2, 1952.
They had two children:
Charles Thomas Heberer has artwork spread across Europe and the United States.
For the sake of those who haven't had the opportunity to see his paintings,
I created the the next couple of pages to share all the pictures I have come
across. I have spent a great deal of time trying to get pictures of as many
paintings as I can find. Many of the images you see on this site are do to
contribution from Owners, Museums, Hospitals, etc.
To all the people that have sent me pictures of the paintings I would like
to say thank you very very much!
This is Charles Thomas Heberer with his Wife Marcelline.
They returned to Brechampes to sell their house and bring
their belongings to America in the 40's but the war
broke out and they were trapped there for several years.
An American "Thomas Marshal" Did all he could to clear up
the paperwork to get them home.
You can see by the expressions it took a huge toll on them
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