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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

Archibald Thorburn (1860 - 1935)

Archibald Thorburn

1860 - 1935

Oswald Hornby Birley (1880 - 1952)

Oswald Hornby Birley

1880 - 1952

Thomas Rowlandson (1757 - 1827)

Thomas Rowlandson

1757 - 1827

Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975)

Barbara Hepworth

1903 - 1975

Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)

Oswald Walters Brierly

1817 - 1894

William Calder Marshall (1813 - 1894)

William Calder Marshall

1813 - 1894

William Ratcliffe (1870 - 1955)

William Ratcliffe

1870 - 1955

Alfred Gilbert (1854 - 1934)

Alfred Gilbert

1854 - 1934

John Colley Nixon (1755 - 1818)

John Colley Nixon

1755 - 1818

John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719)

John Flamsteed

1646 - 1719

Matthew Cotes Wyatt (1777 - 1862)

Matthew Cotes Wyatt

1777 - 1862

Charles William Bartlett (1860 - 1940)

Charles William Bartlett

1860 - 1940

Markey Robinson (1918 - 1999)

Markey Robinson

1918 - 1999

Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869 - 1958)

Lucy Kemp-Welch

1869 - 1958

James Miller (1962)

James Miller

1962

John Crome (1768 - 1821)

John Crome

1768 - 1821

Creators Tonalism

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)

John Henry Twachtman

1853 - 1902

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1834 - 1903

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847 - 1917)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847 - 1917

George Inness (1825 - 1894)

George Inness

1825 - 1894

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Willis Seaver Adams (1842 - 1921)

Willis Seaver Adams

1842 - 1921

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (1858 - 1923)

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp

1858 - 1923

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892