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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

Robert William Buss (1804 - 1875)

Robert William Buss

1804 - 1875

Paula Figueiroa Rego (1935 - 2022)

Paula Figueiroa Rego

1935 - 2022

Thomas Kerrich (1748 - 1828)

Thomas Kerrich

1748 - 1828

David Reekie (1947)

David Reekie

1947

Eileen Hogan (1946)

Eileen Hogan

1946

Vivian Forbes (1891 - 1937)

Vivian Forbes

1891 - 1937

James Lawton Wingate (1846 - 1924)

James Lawton Wingate

1846 - 1924

Thomas Robins (the Elder) (1715 - 1770)

Thomas Robins (the Elder)

1715 - 1770

Peter van Bleeck (1697 - 1764)

Peter van Bleeck

1697 - 1764

Alexander James Strachan ()

Alexander James Strachan

Chris Levine (1960)

Chris Levine

1960

John William Inchbold (1830 - 1888)

John William Inchbold

1830 - 1888

Frank Henry Algernon Mason (1875 - 1965)

Frank Henry Algernon Mason

1875 - 1965

Edward Arthur Walton (1860 - 1922)

Edward Arthur Walton

1860 - 1922

Duncan Grant (1885 - 1978)

Duncan Grant

1885 - 1978

John Wollaston (1710 - 1775)

John Wollaston

1710 - 1775

Creators Tonalism

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)

John Henry Twachtman

1853 - 1902

Raymond Dabb Yelland (1848 - 1900)

Raymond Dabb Yelland

1848 - 1900

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

Xavier Timoteo Martínez (1869 - 1943)

Xavier Timoteo Martínez

1869 - 1943

Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)

Granville Redmond

1871 - 1935

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916