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Duncan Max Meldrum

Duncan Max Meldrum was a Scottish-born Australian artist and art teacher, best known as the founder of Australian tonalism, a representational painting style that became popular in Melbourne during the interwar period. He also won fame for his portrait work, winning the prestigious Archibald Prize for portraiture in 1939 and 1940.

Date and place of birt:	3 december 1875, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:	6 june 1955, Kew, Australia
Nationality:	United Kingdom, Australia
Period of activity:	XIX, XX century
Specialization:	Artist, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:	Portrait
Art style:	Tonalism

Creators United Kingdom

Haroon Mirza (1977)

Haroon Mirza

1977

Matthew Cotes Wyatt (1777 - 1862)

Matthew Cotes Wyatt

1777 - 1862

James Mario Matra (1746 - 1806)

James Mario Matra

1746 - 1806

George Morland (1763 - 1804)

George Morland

1763 - 1804

Thomas Christopher Hofland (1777 - 1843)

Thomas Christopher Hofland

1777 - 1843

Jeremy Langford (1956)

Jeremy Langford

1956

Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906 - 1994)

Eileen Rosemary Mayo

1906 - 1994

Elizabeth Fritsch (1940)

Elizabeth Fritsch

1940

William Turnbull (1922 - 2012)

William Turnbull

1922 - 2012

David Yarrow (1966)

David Yarrow

1966

James Ferguson (1710 - 1776)

James Ferguson

1710 - 1776

Alexander Fisher (1864 - 1936)

Alexander Fisher

1864 - 1936

Frederick Lee Bridell (1830 - 1863)

Frederick Lee Bridell

1830 - 1863

William Gilbert (1544 - 1603)

William Gilbert

1544 - 1603

Bridget Riley (1931)

Bridget Riley

1931

William Kenneth Armitage (1916 - 2002)

William Kenneth Armitage

1916 - 2002

Creators Tonalism

Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)

Granville Redmond

1871 - 1935

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)

John Henry Twachtman

1853 - 1902

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1847 - 1919

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992