Jean Mannheim

Happiness (date unknown, c. 1930s), oil painting by Jean Mannheim alt=Irvine Cove – Laguna Beach, California (c. 1930), oil painting by Jean Mannheim Irvine Cove – Laguna Beach, California (c. 1930), oil painting by Jean Mannheim Jean Mannheim (November 18, 1863 – September 6, 1945) was a German-born American artist and educator, known for his California Impressionist paintings. He was active in Decatur, Illinois, and Pasadena, California.

About Jean Mannheim was born November 18, 1863, in Bad Kreuznach in the Kingdom of Prussia. He was drafted into the German Army, and eventually he fled to France. In Paris, he studied art at Académie Delécluse and Académie Colarossi, and under artists Paul-Louis Delance and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. This was followed by a two-year position at Frank Brangwyn's school in London and a stint teaching at the Denver Art School in 1903. He lived nearby Ernest A. Batchelder. He was a member of the California Art Club.

In 1912, the opening of the Stickney Memorial Art School was led by Mannheim and Channel Pickering “C.P.” Townsley. The school was in operation until 1934. Students of Mannheim's in Los Angeles included Marie Boening Kendall and Effie Anderson Smith, amongst others.

He died September 6, 1945, in Pasadena, California. Mannheim's great-grandson wrote a biography, From a Versatile Brush: The Life and Art of Jean Mannheim (2011).