Richard Kaiser initially began training to become a court official before he attended the Berlin Academy under Max Koner and Eugen Bracht thanks to a scholarship and graduated with distinction. In 1894 Kaiser moved to Munich, where he became a member of the Secession. Richard Kaiser worked as a landscape painter, favoring plein air painting. He found his themes on the North and Baltic Seas, in the Alpine landscapes as well as in the area of Munich and Magdeburg. Richard Kaiser regularly exhibited his work at home and abroad.