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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

Alexander Munro (1825 - 1871)

Alexander Munro

1825 - 1871

Gary Bunt (1957)

Gary Bunt

1957

Richard Cosway (1742 - 1821)

Richard Cosway

1742 - 1821

John Ward (1938 - 2023)

John Ward

1938 - 2023

Forshaw Day (1831 - 1901)

Forshaw Day

1831 - 1901

William Green (1760 - 1823)

William Green

1760 - 1823

William Henry Davis (1786 - 1865)

William Henry Davis

1786 - 1865

Howard Hodgkin (1932 - 2017)

Howard Hodgkin

1932 - 2017

William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond (1833 - 1926)

William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond

1833 - 1926

William Blake (1757 - 1827)

William Blake

1757 - 1827

Nathaniel Everett Green (1823 - 1899)

Nathaniel Everett Green

1823 - 1899

Liam Gillick (1964)

Liam Gillick

1964

Jessie Marion King (1875 - 1949)

Jessie Marion King

1875 - 1949

Jun Hasegawa (1969)

Jun Hasegawa

1969

Chris Levine (1960)

Chris Levine

1960

Paul Merrick (1973)

Paul Merrick

1973

Creators Tonalism

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (1858 - 1923)

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp

1858 - 1923

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1847 - 1919

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959