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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

Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793 - 1872)

Margaret Sarah Carpenter

1793 - 1872

Derwent Lees (1884 - 1931)

Derwent Lees

1884 - 1931

Richard Crosse (1742 - 1810)

Richard Crosse

1742 - 1810

Jennifer Lee (1956)

Jennifer Lee

1956

Walter Geikie (1795 - 1837)

Walter Geikie

1795 - 1837

Charles Holroyd (1861 - 1917)

Charles Holroyd

1861 - 1917

Albert Thomas Jarvis Gilbert (1876 - 1927)

Albert Thomas Jarvis Gilbert

1876 - 1927

Thomas Kitchin (1718 - 1784)

Thomas Kitchin

1718 - 1784

Emily Young (1951)

Emily Young

1951

Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793 - 1867)

Clarkson Frederick Stanfield

1793 - 1867

James Edward Smith (1759 - 1828)

James Edward Smith

1759 - 1828

William Lindsay Windus (1822 - 1907)

William Lindsay Windus

1822 - 1907

Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)

Benjamin West

1738 - 1820

Frank William Brangwyn (1867 - 1956)

Frank William Brangwyn

1867 - 1956

Ithell Colquhoun (1906 - 1988)

Ithell Colquhoun

1906 - 1988

Walter Langley (1852 - 1922)

Walter Langley

1852 - 1922

Creators Tonalism

Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)

Granville Redmond

1871 - 1935

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894

Willis Seaver Adams (1842 - 1921)

Willis Seaver Adams

1842 - 1921

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)

John Henry Twachtman

1853 - 1902

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Raymond Dabb Yelland (1848 - 1900)

Raymond Dabb Yelland

1848 - 1900