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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

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890 - 1978)

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

1890 - 1978

John Tunnard (1900 - 1971)

John Tunnard

1900 - 1971

Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906 - 1994)

Eileen Rosemary Mayo

1906 - 1994

Thomas Heming ()

Thomas Heming

John William Godward (1861 - 1922)

John William Godward

1861 - 1922

Rachel Howard (1969)

Rachel Howard

1969

Frederick Lee Bridell (1830 - 1863)

Frederick Lee Bridell

1830 - 1863

Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975)

Barbara Hepworth

1903 - 1975

Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)

Paul Sandby

1731 - 1809

David Shrigley (1968)

David Shrigley

1968

William Reid Dick (1879 - 1961)

William Reid Dick

1879 - 1961

John Edward Terrey ()

John Edward Terrey

John Rankin Waddell (1966)

John Rankin Waddell

1966

Isaac Fuller (1606 - 1672)

Isaac Fuller

1606 - 1672

Joel Meyerowitz (1938)

Joel Meyerowitz

1938

Andrew Fogelberg (1732 - 1815)

Andrew Fogelberg

1732 - 1815

Creators Tonalism

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (1858 - 1923)

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp

1858 - 1923

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)

Granville Redmond

1871 - 1935

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

Willis Seaver Adams (1842 - 1921)

Willis Seaver Adams

1842 - 1921

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933