Biography: Jean Mannheim (1863 - 1945) Born in Bad Kreuznach on the Nahe, Germany on Nov. 18, 1863. After being drafted into the German army, Mannheim deserted and fled to France where he studied art at Ecole Delecluse, Académie Colarossi, and with DeLancey and Bouguereau. Having learned book binding early in...... read more

 

An early California oil painting by Jean Mannheim, titled Portrait of a Woman