Lawrence Mazzanovich North Carolina/ Connecticut (1872-1959) TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA LANDSCAPE oil on board, framed, signed: lower center, Mazzanovich H22" W26" *Artist biography: One of a group of landscape painters who emerged from Chicago at the turn of the century, Lawrence Mazzanovich was born to immigrant parents at sea off the coast of California. The family eventually settled in Chicago, where Mazzanovich attended classes at the Art Institute. Following his marriage in 1902, he moved to Paris for further study. He visited the major museums, spent time at the art colonies in Fountainbleau, Moret-sur-Loing and Giverny, and painted tonalist views of the French and Italian countryside. Returning to the U.S. in 1909, Mazzanovich moved to Westport, Connecticut, where a small art colony had formed. Abandoning the tonalist concerns of his earlier years, he developed the decorative style for which he is best known today, an aesthetic that combined elements of tonalism with a brightly colored impressionism. In 1923 Mazzanovich sought fresh inspiration in Tryon, North Carolina, where he remained for the rest of his life. When he arrived there, he already held a place in the art world, as he had been a member of the National Arts Club and the Salmagundi Club in New York City for over ten years. He continued to be represented by Chicago dealer, Vincent O'Brien, who sold Mazzanovich's work to clients from New York to Pasadena for as much at $2,000 each in the 1920s. Exhibitions: Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915; Beaux Arts, Paris, 1906 Collections: Art Institute of Chicago, Hackley Museum, Muskegon, Michigan, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Asheville Art Museum, Muskegon Art Museum and Tryon Fine Arts Center. Sources: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" American Art Annual 1919-33. McCue, Michael J., TRYON ARTISTS: 1892-1942. Columbus, North Carolina: Condar Company, 2001.