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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

David Murray (1849 - 1933)

David Murray

1849 - 1933

Bryan Ferry (1945)

Bryan Ferry

1945

Ayme Videau ()

Ayme Videau

Georgina Starr (1968)

Georgina Starr

1968

William Gilpin (1724 - 1804)

William Gilpin

1724 - 1804

Mark Bockesch-Parsons (1967)

Mark Bockesch-Parsons

1967

Frederic George Stephens (1827 - 1907)

Frederic George Stephens

1827 - 1907

Peter van Bleeck (1697 - 1764)

Peter van Bleeck

1697 - 1764

Frank Bramley (1857 - 1915)

Frank Bramley

1857 - 1915

James Northcote (1746 - 1831)

James Northcote

1746 - 1831

Albert Henry Thomas Irvin (1922 - 2015)

Albert Henry Thomas Irvin

1922 - 2015

Lucian Freud (1922 - 2011)

Lucian Freud

1922 - 2011

John Aldridge (1905 - 1983)

John Aldridge

1905 - 1983

William Evans (1809 - 1858)

William Evans

1809 - 1858

Benjamin Barker (1776 - 1838)

Benjamin Barker

1776 - 1838

Grayson Perry (1960)

Grayson Perry

1960

Creators Tonalism

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

Xavier Timoteo Martínez (1869 - 1943)

Xavier Timoteo Martínez

1869 - 1943

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1847 - 1919

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)

John Henry Twachtman

1853 - 1902

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003