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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

Thomas Allom (1804 - 1872)

Thomas Allom

1804 - 1872

Sarah Lucas (1962)

Sarah Lucas

1962

Harry Hall (1814 - 1882)

Harry Hall

1814 - 1882

John Houle ()

John Houle

Walter Howell Deverell (1827 - 1854)

Walter Howell Deverell

1827 - 1854

Frank William Brangwyn (1867 - 1956)

Frank William Brangwyn

1867 - 1956

William Bell Scott (1811 - 1890)

William Bell Scott

1811 - 1890

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890 - 1978)

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

1890 - 1978

Charles Collins (1680 - 1744)

Charles Collins

1680 - 1744

James Guthrie (1859 - 1930)

James Guthrie

1859 - 1930

Peter Lanyon (1918 - 1964)

Peter Lanyon

1918 - 1964

Lionel Edwards (1878 - 1966)

Lionel Edwards

1878 - 1966

James Henry Charles (1851 - 1906)

James Henry Charles

1851 - 1906

Robert MacBryde (1913 - 1966)

Robert MacBryde

1913 - 1966

William Redgrave (1903 - 1986)

William Redgrave

1903 - 1986

John Rankin Waddell (1966)

John Rankin Waddell

1966

Creators Tonalism

Willis Seaver Adams (1842 - 1921)

Willis Seaver Adams

1842 - 1921

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)

John Henry Twachtman

1853 - 1902

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)

Granville Redmond

1871 - 1935