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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

Norah Gurdon (1882 - 1974)

Norah Gurdon

1882 - 1974

Ian Davenport (1966)

Ian Davenport

1966

Edward Seago (1910 - 1974)

Edward Seago

1910 - 1974

Martin Frank Stainforth (1866 - 1957)

Martin Frank Stainforth

1866 - 1957

Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)

Benjamin West

1738 - 1820

Ethelbert White (1891 - 1972)

Ethelbert White

1891 - 1972

Jon Burgerman (1979)

Jon Burgerman

1979

Joe Tilson (1928 - 2023)

Joe Tilson

1928 - 2023

Michael Landy (1963)

Michael Landy

1963

Arthur Hacker (1858 - 1919)

Arthur Hacker

1858 - 1919

Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)

Mahmoud Sabri

1927 - 2012

William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)

William Nicholson

1872 - 1949

Lucien Pissarro (1863 - 1944)

Lucien Pissarro

1863 - 1944

Robert Garrard II (1793 - 1881)

Robert Garrard II

1793 - 1881

Herbert Edward Butler (1861 - 1931)

Herbert Edward Butler

1861 - 1931

Lucie Bennett (1972)

Lucie Bennett

1972

Creators Surrealism

Olga Petrovna Rapay (1929 - 2012)

Olga Petrovna Rapay

1929 - 2012

Carroll Dunham (1949)

Carroll Dunham

1949

Frank Horvat (1928 - 2020)

Frank Horvat

1928 - 2020

Ernst Rudolf (Rudi) Baerwind (1910 - 1982)

Ernst Rudolf (Rudi) Baerwind

1910 - 1982

Ceri Giraldus Richards (1903 - 1971)

Ceri Giraldus Richards

1903 - 1971

Horace Clifford Westermann (1922 - 1981)

Horace Clifford Westermann

1922 - 1981

Saint Clair Cemin (1951)

Saint Clair Cemin

1951

Mario Carreño (1913 - 1999)

Mario Carreño

1913 - 1999

Desmond John Morris (1928)

Desmond John Morris

1928

Pavel Tchelitchew (1898 - 1957)

Pavel Tchelitchew

1898 - 1957

Alex Gardner (1987)

Alex Gardner

1987

Angelo Accardi (1964)

Angelo Accardi

1964

Joseph Stashkevetch (1958)

Joseph Stashkevetch

1958

Jorge José Castillo Casalderrey (1933)

Jorge José Castillo Casalderrey

1933

Hans Reiser (1951)

Hans Reiser

1951

Francis de Erdely (1904 - 1959)

Francis de Erdely

1904 - 1959