Maria Manton - Artist Info

About Maria Manton

  • Biography

    Maria Manton, born Odette Manton-Nallard in 1910 in Blida, Algeria, developed a passion for observation and drawing in her early years. She later moved to Paris, where she honed her artistic skills alongside her husband, Louis Nallard. Manton's approach to art was characterized by patient practice, focusing on pose, modification, and repetition until achieving a simple, stable balance in her compositions. Her work emphasized construction and the interplay between form and surface.

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