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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

James Miller (1962)

James Miller

1962

James Nares (1953)

James Nares

1953

Nathaniel Hill (1861 - 1934)

Nathaniel Hill

1861 - 1934

Hughie O'Donoghue (1953)

Hughie O'Donoghue

1953

Cornelius Bland (XVIII century - XVIII century)

Cornelius Bland

XVIII century - XVIII century

Edward Robert Hughes (1851 - 1914)

Edward Robert Hughes

1851 - 1914

Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855 - 1938)

Mortimer Luddington Menpes

1855 - 1938

Edmund John Niemann (1813 - 1876)

Edmund John Niemann

1813 - 1876

Peter Phillips (1939)

Peter Phillips

1939

Frederick Edward McWilliam (1909 - 1992)

Frederick Edward McWilliam

1909 - 1992

Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975)

Barbara Hepworth

1903 - 1975

Victor Pasmore (1908 - 1998)

Victor Pasmore

1908 - 1998

Edward Burra (1905 - 1976)

Edward Burra

1905 - 1976

Arthur Joseph Gaskin (1862 - 1928)

Arthur Joseph Gaskin

1862 - 1928

Oliver O'Connor Barrett (1908 - 1989)

Oliver O'Connor Barrett

1908 - 1989

John E. Ferneley (1782 - 1860)

John E. Ferneley

1782 - 1860

Creators Tonalism

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003

John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)

John Henry Twachtman

1853 - 1902

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Willis Seaver Adams (1842 - 1921)

Willis Seaver Adams

1842 - 1921

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1847 - 1919

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894