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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

William Moelwyn Merchant (1913 - 1997)

William Moelwyn Merchant

1913 - 1997

William Tassie (1777 - 1860)

William Tassie

1777 - 1860

George Earl (1824 - 1908)

George Earl

1824 - 1908

Stefan Knapp (1921 - 1996)

Stefan Knapp

1921 - 1996

Luise Kimme (1939 - 2013)

Luise Kimme

1939 - 2013

Peter Booth (1940)

Peter Booth

1940

Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885 - 1934)

Charles Sargeant Jagger

1885 - 1934

William Robertson (1721 - 1793)

William Robertson

1721 - 1793

Mary Edith Durham (1863 - 1944)

Mary Edith Durham

1863 - 1944

Francis Towne (1739 - 1816)

Francis Towne

1739 - 1816

Antony Gormley (1950)

Antony Gormley

1950

Nicola Tyson (1960)

Nicola Tyson

1960

David Bates (1840 - 1921)

David Bates

1840 - 1921

Robert Grosseteste (1175 - 1253)

Robert Grosseteste

1175 - 1253

Stanley William Hayter (1901 - 1988)

Stanley William Hayter

1901 - 1988

James Tassie (1735 - 1799)

James Tassie

1735 - 1799

Creators Surrealism

George Clair Tooker (1920 - 2011)

George Clair Tooker

1920 - 2011

Otto Wilhelm Sohn-Rethel (1877 - 1949)

Otto Wilhelm Sohn-Rethel

1877 - 1949

Gunter Reski (1963)

Gunter Reski

1963

Tamara Khundadze (1970)

Tamara Khundadze

1970

Alice Rahon (1904 - 1987)

Alice Rahon

1904 - 1987

Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945)

Robert Desnos

1900 - 1945

Carlo Guarienti (1923 - 2023)

Carlo Guarienti

1923 - 2023

Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)

Marc Chagall

1887 - 1985

Tilo Baumgärtel (1972)

Tilo Baumgärtel

1972

Alfred Pellan (1906 - 1988)

Alfred Pellan

1906 - 1988

Gerardo Chavez (1937)

Gerardo Chavez

1937

Geliy Mikhailovich Korzhev (1925 - 2012)

Geliy Mikhailovich Korzhev

1925 - 2012

Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)

Hafidh al-Droubi

1914 - 1991

Balthus (1908 - 2001)

Balthus

1908 - 2001

Tristan Tzara (1896 - 1963)

Tristan Tzara

1896 - 1963

Hans Schärer (1927 - 1997)

Hans Schärer

1927 - 1997