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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

Lucien Pissarro (1863 - 1944)

Lucien Pissarro

1863 - 1944

Thomas Daniell (1749 - 1840)

Thomas Daniell

1749 - 1840

Henry Garland (1834 - 1913)

Henry Garland

1834 - 1913

William Ellerby ()

William Ellerby

William James Müller (1812 - 1845)

William James Müller

1812 - 1845

Franz de Paula Ferg (1689 - 1740)

Franz de Paula Ferg

1689 - 1740

Cornelius Pearson (1805 - 1891)

Cornelius Pearson

1805 - 1891

Arthur Rackham (1867 - 1939)

Arthur Rackham

1867 - 1939

Charles Lyell (1797 - 1875)

Charles Lyell

1797 - 1875

Charles Augustus Mornewick (1793 - 1874)

Charles Augustus Mornewick

1793 - 1874

William Alexander Coulter (1849 - 1936)

William Alexander Coulter

1849 - 1936

Marianne Stokes (1855 - 1927)

Marianne Stokes

1855 - 1927

Terry O'Neill (1938 - 2019)

Terry O'Neill

1938 - 2019

John Baptist Chatelain (1710 - 1771)

John Baptist Chatelain

1710 - 1771

Henry Barlow Carter (1795 - 1867)

Henry Barlow Carter

1795 - 1867

Alan Reynolds (1926 - 2014)

Alan Reynolds

1926 - 2014

Creators Tonalism

Raymond Dabb Yelland (1848 - 1900)

Raymond Dabb Yelland

1848 - 1900

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1847 - 1919

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (1858 - 1923)

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp

1858 - 1923

Xavier Timoteo Martínez (1869 - 1943)

Xavier Timoteo Martínez

1869 - 1943

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)

Granville Redmond

1871 - 1935