César Gemayel (1898 in Ain al Touffaha near Bikfaya, Ottoman Empire – 1958 in Beirut, Lebanon) was a notable Lebanese painter, who helped to lay the foundations of a modern Lebanese art movement.

His themes - the female nude, glowing flowers, landscapes green and red, dances and "dabkés", the occasional epic evocation - are the product of his thirst for living expressed through painting.

1917), Gemayel is regarded as a pioneer, having laid the foundations for a modern art movement in Lebanon.

[1] In 1943, Gemayel and Alexis Boutros founded the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (French: L'Académie libanaise des Beaux-Arts), also known as ALBA.

[citation needed] The artist is portrayed on a Lebanese airmail stamp issued in 1974 in recognition of his contribution to the visual arts.