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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

George James Frampton (1860 - 1928)

George James Frampton

1860 - 1928

David George Steell (1856 - 1930)

David George Steell

1856 - 1930

George Earl (1824 - 1908)

George Earl

1824 - 1908

Alfred James Daplyn (1844 - 1926)

Alfred James Daplyn

1844 - 1926

Albert Durer Lucas (1828 - 1918)

Albert Durer Lucas

1828 - 1918

Theodore Mendez (1934 - 1997)

Theodore Mendez

1934 - 1997

George Morland (1763 - 1804)

George Morland

1763 - 1804

Dominic Serres (1722 - 1793)

Dominic Serres

1722 - 1793

Pierre Platel (1664 - 1719)

Pierre Platel

1664 - 1719

Jonathan Guaitamacchi (1961)

Jonathan Guaitamacchi

1961

Jake Chapman (1966)

Jake Chapman

1966

Herbert Edward Butler (1861 - 1931)

Herbert Edward Butler

1861 - 1931

Theodore Penleigh Boyd (1890 - 1923)

Theodore Penleigh Boyd

1890 - 1923

John McHale (1922 - 1978)

John McHale

1922 - 1978

William Calder Marshall (1813 - 1894)

William Calder Marshall

1813 - 1894

Joseph Crawhall (1861 - 1913)

Joseph Crawhall

1861 - 1913

Creators Tonalism

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1847 - 1919

Willis Seaver Adams (1842 - 1921)

Willis Seaver Adams

1842 - 1921

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

Raymond Dabb Yelland (1848 - 1900)

Raymond Dabb Yelland

1848 - 1900

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)

Granville Redmond

1871 - 1935

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942