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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

Thomas Stothard (1755 - 1834)

Thomas Stothard

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Holly Frean (1978)

Holly Frean

1978

John Baptiste Medina (1659 - 1710)

John Baptiste Medina

1659 - 1710

Iain Baxter (1936)

Iain Baxter

1936

John Partridge (1789 - 1872)

John Partridge

1789 - 1872

Cornelius Pearson (1805 - 1891)

Cornelius Pearson

1805 - 1891

David Bates (1840 - 1921)

David Bates

1840 - 1921

Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877 - 1958)

Frank Cadogan Cowper

1877 - 1958

David Garshen Bomberg (1890 - 1957)

David Garshen Bomberg

1890 - 1957

Jon Burgerman (1979)

Jon Burgerman

1979

Edward Farrell (1780 - ?)

Edward Farrell

1780 - ?

Steve Whitehead (1960)

Steve Whitehead

1960

George Scharf (1820 - 1895)

George Scharf

1820 - 1895

Robert MacBryde (1913 - 1966)

Robert MacBryde

1913 - 1966

Joseph Edward Southall (1861 - 1944)

Joseph Edward Southall

1861 - 1944

Leon Underwood (1890 - 1975)

Leon Underwood

1890 - 1975

Creators Surrealism

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944)

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

1900 - 1944

Paul Klee (1879 - 1940)

Paul Klee

1879 - 1940

Ivy Haldeman (1985)

Ivy Haldeman

1985

William Samuel Schwartz (1896 - 1977)

William Samuel Schwartz

1896 - 1977

Walter Tandy Murch (1907 - 1967)

Walter Tandy Murch

1907 - 1967

Hipkiss (1964)

Hipkiss

1964

Reinhard Drenkhan (1926 - 1959)

Reinhard Drenkhan

1926 - 1959

Mariann Grunder (1926 - 2016)

Mariann Grunder

1926 - 2016

Dennis Scholl (1980)

Dennis Scholl

1980

Jiri Anderle (1936)

Jiri Anderle

1936

Rolf Dürig (1926 - 1985)

Rolf Dürig

1926 - 1985

Antone Könst (1987)

Antone Könst

1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 - 2000)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

1928 - 2000

Arshile Gorky (1904 - 1948)

Arshile Gorky

1904 - 1948

Eolo Pons (1914 - 2009)

Eolo Pons

1914 - 2009

Wilhelm Friedrich Hubert Ohm (1905 - 1965)

Wilhelm Friedrich Hubert Ohm

1905 - 1965