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John Melville

John William Melville was a self-taught British Surrealist painter. He is described by Michel Remy in his book Surrealism in Britain as one of the "harbingers of surrealism" in Great Britain.

Date and place of birt:	25 august 1902, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:	8 december 1986, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Period of activity:	XX century
Specialization:	Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:	Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life
Art style:	Surrealism
Technique:	Chalk, Oil, Watercolor

Creators United Kingdom

Frederick Carder (1863 - 1963)

Frederick Carder

1863 - 1963

William Westall (1781 - 1850)

William Westall

1781 - 1850

Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786 - 1846)

Benjamin Robert Haydon

1786 - 1846

Emily Young (1951)

Emily Young

1951

Philip Burne-Jones (1861 - 1926)

Philip Burne-Jones

1861 - 1926

John Thomas Serres (1759 - 1825)

John Thomas Serres

1759 - 1825

Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943)

Helen Beatrix Potter

1866 - 1943

Arthur Boyd Houghton Houghton (1836 - 1874)

Arthur Boyd Houghton Houghton

1836 - 1874

Ernest Leopold Sichel (1862 - 1941)

Ernest Leopold Sichel

1862 - 1941

David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916 - 1996)

David Abercrombie Donaldson

1916 - 1996

Rudolf Lehmann (1819 - 1905)

Rudolf Lehmann

1819 - 1905

Thomas Baker (1809 - 1864)

Thomas Baker

1809 - 1864

Arthur Lismer (1885 - 1969)

Arthur Lismer

1885 - 1969

John McHale (1922 - 1978)

John McHale

1922 - 1978

Marianne Eigenheer (1945 - 2018)

Marianne Eigenheer

1945 - 2018

Edward Theodore Compton (1849 - 1921)

Edward Theodore Compton

1849 - 1921

Creators Surrealism

Veronika Holcova (1973)

Veronika Holcova

1973

Yasuo Kunyoshi (1893 - 1953)

Yasuo Kunyoshi

1893 - 1953

Ricardo Martinez de Hoyos (1918 - 2009)

Ricardo Martinez de Hoyos

1918 - 2009

Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968)

Marcel Duchamp

1887 - 1968

Michael Ayrton (1921 - 1975)

Michael Ayrton

1921 - 1975

Leopold Rabus (1977)

Leopold Rabus

1977

Jin Meyerson (1972)

Jin Meyerson

1972

Andrzej Irzykowski (1951)

Andrzej Irzykowski

1951

George Clair Tooker (1920 - 2011)

George Clair Tooker

1920 - 2011

Robert Michel (1897 - 1983)

Robert Michel

1897 - 1983

Danielle Mckinney (1981)

Danielle Mckinney

1981

Louise Bonnet (1970)

Louise Bonnet

1970

Dasha Shishkina (1977)

Dasha Shishkina

1977

Günter Grass (1927 - 2015)

Günter Grass

1927 - 2015

Margrit Linck-Daepp (1897 - 1983)

Margrit Linck-Daepp

1897 - 1983

Sergey Vasilyevich Volkov (1956)

Sergey Vasilyevich Volkov

1956