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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

Jadé Fadojutimi (1993)

Jadé Fadojutimi

1993

Callum Innes (1962)

Callum Innes

1962

Thomas Birch (1779 - 1851)

Thomas Birch

1779 - 1851

Bill Woodrow (1948)

Bill Woodrow

1948

John Adam Houston (1812 - 1884)

John Adam Houston

1812 - 1884

Joseph (Joe) Plaskett (1918 - 2014)

Joseph (Joe) Plaskett

1918 - 2014

Donald Steele (Don) Potter (1902 - 2004)

Donald Steele (Don) Potter

1902 - 2004

Banksy (1974)

Banksy

1974

Ruth Rix (1942)

Ruth Rix

1942

Richard Godfrey Rivers (1858 - 1925)

Richard Godfrey Rivers

1858 - 1925

George Henry Harlow (1787 - 1819)

George Henry Harlow

1787 - 1819

Stuart Farmery (1953)

Stuart Farmery

1953

John Frederick Lewis (1804 - 1876)

John Frederick Lewis

1804 - 1876

William Smedley-Aston (1868 - 1941)

William Smedley-Aston

1868 - 1941

George Dawe (1781 - 1829)

George Dawe

1781 - 1829

Henry Meynell Rheam (1859 - 1920)

Henry Meynell Rheam

1859 - 1920

Creators Tonalism

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1847 - 1919

Willis Seaver Adams (1842 - 1921)

Willis Seaver Adams

1842 - 1921

Raymond Dabb Yelland (1848 - 1900)

Raymond Dabb Yelland

1848 - 1900

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (1858 - 1923)

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp

1858 - 1923

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003