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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

Muirhead Bone (1876 - 1953)

Muirhead Bone

1876 - 1953

Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908 - 1997)

Carel Victor Morlais Weight

1908 - 1997

George Fennel Robson (1788 - 1833)

George Fennel Robson

1788 - 1833

William Scott (1913 - 1989)

William Scott

1913 - 1989

Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)

Joshua Reynolds

1723 - 1792

Charles Allston Collins (1828 - 1873)

Charles Allston Collins

1828 - 1873

Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)

Thomas Lawrence

1769 - 1830

Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart (1883 - 1960)

Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart

1883 - 1960

John Christoforou (1921 - 2014)

John Christoforou

1921 - 2014

Joseph Wright (1734 - 1797)

Joseph Wright

1734 - 1797

Leonid Osipovich Pasternak (1862 - 1945)

Leonid Osipovich Pasternak

1862 - 1945

Winston Spencer Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Winston Spencer Churchill

1874 - 1965

Peter Phillips (1939)

Peter Phillips

1939

John Addington Symonds (1840 - 1893)

John Addington Symonds

1840 - 1893

Marcellus Laroon II (1679 - 1772)

Marcellus Laroon II

1679 - 1772

William of Bath Hoare (1707 - 1792)

William of Bath Hoare

1707 - 1792

Creators Tonalism

Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)

Birge Harrison

1854 - 1929

Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)

Jean Charles Cazin

1840 - 1901

Emanuele Cavalli (1904 - 1981)

Emanuele Cavalli

1904 - 1981

Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1847 - 1919

William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)

William Morris Hunt

1824 - 1879

Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

Charles Courtney Curran

1861 - 1942

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

1828 - 1901

Clark Voorhees (1871 - 1933)

Clark Voorhees

1871 - 1933

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)

Sally Michel Avery

1902 - 2003

Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)

Alexander Helwig Wyant

1836 - 1892

Percy Alexander Leason (1889 - 1959)

Percy Alexander Leason

1889 - 1959

Charles Warren Eaton (1857 - 1937)

Charles Warren Eaton

1857 - 1937

Willis Seaver Adams (1842 - 1921)

Willis Seaver Adams

1842 - 1921

George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)

George Henry Bogert

1864 - 1944