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| Desiring a climate that might prove more therapeutic, Manigault moved from New York to Los Angeles in 1919. He and his wife Gertrude established their residence in the neighborhood of Echo Park, which was home to an informal art colony known as “The Hill.” Interior design projects followed in the wake of the relocation, including one that entailed the artist furnishing his own home with mantelpieces, moldings, and furniture that he painted and incised with decoration. Although Manigault’s record book confirms that he attracted prominent California clients (including the oil magnate J. Paul Getty), none of Manigault’s furniture and decorative objects he made for them has been located. Between 1916 and 1918, a distinct change in the way Manigault applied his paint is noticeable. Whereas most of earlier oil paintings feature thick impasto, later works such as Aspidistera are composed of thin glazes of translucent color. In this work, Manigault’s pencil underdrawing for the front part of the round table can be discerned through the thinly applied paint. Manigault turned to his surroundings for subject matter, renewing his earlier interest in color harmonies with the juxtaposition of rich blue, green, and rose tones. Using a feathered brushstroke, Manigault created textured, patterned compositions, present in both the landscapes and still lifes of this period. |
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SANTA BARBARA MISSION
1921 Collection of Mr & Mrs Raymond L Balsamy |
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WOODEN INDIANS
1918 Norton Museum of Art West Palm Beach, Florida Gift of Mr & Mrs E Douglas Graydon |
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