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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

Anouska Hempel (1941)

Anouska Hempel

1941

John Skinner Prout (1806 - 1876)

John Skinner Prout

1806 - 1876

Cuthbert Hamilton (1885 - 1959)

Cuthbert Hamilton

1885 - 1959

Edward Angelo Goodall (1819 - 1908)

Edward Angelo Goodall

1819 - 1908

George Russell Drysdale (1912 - 1981)

George Russell Drysdale

1912 - 1981

Richard Allen (1933 - 1999)

Richard Allen

1933 - 1999

Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793 - 1872)

Margaret Sarah Carpenter

1793 - 1872

Frederick William Herschel (1738 - 1822)

Frederick William Herschel

1738 - 1822

John Aldridge (1905 - 1983)

John Aldridge

1905 - 1983

John Wakelin ()

John Wakelin

William Banks Fortescue (1850 - 1924)

William Banks Fortescue

1850 - 1924

Marcus Gerards II (1561 - 1636)

Marcus Gerards II

1561 - 1636

Robin Page (1932 - 2015)

Robin Page

1932 - 2015

George Unite (1798 - 1896)

George Unite

1798 - 1896

William Shipley (1715 - 1803)

William Shipley

1715 - 1803

Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)

Paul Sandby

1731 - 1809

Creators Tonalism

Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)

Granville Redmond

1871 - 1935

John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)

John Henry Twachtman

1853 - 1902

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

Xavier Timoteo Martínez (1869 - 1943)

Xavier Timoteo Martínez

1869 - 1943

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916