Jean Mannheim

Jean Mannheim (November 18, 1863 – September 6, 1945) was a German-born American artist and educator, known for his California Impressionist paintings.

[2][1] In the 1880s, he married Pauline McNett from the small city Mendota, but the marriage ended in divorce.

[3] In 1909, Mannheim built his house and art studio at 500 South Arroyo Boulevard, and the area was a popular location for many of his landscape paintings.

In 1912, the opening of the Stickney Memorial Art School was led by Mannheim and Channel Pickering “C.P.” Townsley.

[6][7][8] Students of Mannheim's in Los Angeles included Marie Boening Kendall[9] and Effie Anderson Smith,[10] amongst others.

King Camp Gillette (1911), oil painting by Jean Mannheim in the National Portrait Gallery of Washington DC
King Camp Gillette (1911), oil painting by Jean Mannheim in the National Portrait Gallery
Happiness (date unknown), oil painting by Jean Mannheim
Happiness (date unknown, c. 1930s), oil painting by Jean Mannheim
Irvine Cove – Laguna Beach, California (c. 1930), oil painting by Jean Mannheim
Irvine Cove – Laguna Beach, California (c. 1930), oil painting by Jean Mannheim