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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

John George Sowerby (1849 - 1914)

John George Sowerby

1849 - 1914

Thomas Francis Dicksee (1819 - 1895)

Thomas Francis Dicksee

1819 - 1895

George Sheringham (1884 - 1937)

George Sheringham

1884 - 1937

Hurvin Anderson (1965)

Hurvin Anderson

1965

Robert Walker MacBeth (1848 - 1910)

Robert Walker MacBeth

1848 - 1910

John Martin (1789 - 1854)

John Martin

1789 - 1854

May Morris (1862 - 1938)

May Morris

1862 - 1938

Henry Lamb (1883 - 1960)

Henry Lamb

1883 - 1960

Isaac Fuller (1606 - 1672)

Isaac Fuller

1606 - 1672

Alison Erika Forde Forde (1985)

Alison Erika Forde Forde

1985

James Ross (1700 - 1760)

James Ross

1700 - 1760

Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 - 1785)

Giovanni Battista Cipriani

1727 - 1785

Frederick Smallfield (1829 - 1915)

Frederick Smallfield

1829 - 1915

William Robertson (1721 - 1793)

William Robertson

1721 - 1793

Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart (1883 - 1960)

Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart

1883 - 1960

Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784)

Allan Ramsay

1713 - 1784

Creators Surrealism

Eileen Agar (1889 - 1991)

Eileen Agar

1889 - 1991

Alex Sadkowsky (1934)

Alex Sadkowsky

1934

Domenico Zindato (1966)

Domenico Zindato

1966

Lucian Freud (1922 - 2011)

Lucian Freud

1922 - 2011

Josef Istler (1919 - 2000)

Josef Istler

1919 - 2000

Gregory Crewdson (1962)

Gregory Crewdson

1962

Gertrude Abercrombie (1909 - 1977)

Gertrude Abercrombie

1909 - 1977

Hans-Ulrich Buchwald (1925 - 2009)

Hans-Ulrich Buchwald

1925 - 2009

Moïse Kisling (1891 - 1953)

Moïse Kisling

1891 - 1953

Saint Clair Cemin (1951)

Saint Clair Cemin

1951

Tristram Hillier (1905 - 1983)

Tristram Hillier

1905 - 1983

Heinz Trökes (1913 - 1997)

Heinz Trökes

1913 - 1997

Peter Booth (1940)

Peter Booth

1940

Miodrag Djuric (1933 - 2010)

Miodrag Djuric

1933 - 2010

Rodolfo Morales (1925 - 2001)

Rodolfo Morales

1925 - 2001

Brion Gysin (1916 - 1986)

Brion Gysin

1916 - 1986