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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

Winifred Nicholson (1893 - 1981)

Winifred Nicholson

1893 - 1981

Tracey Emin (1963)

Tracey Emin

1963

Steve Whitehead (1960)

Steve Whitehead

1960

Georgina Starr (1968)

Georgina Starr

1968

Herbert Edward Butler (1861 - 1931)

Herbert Edward Butler

1861 - 1931

Walter Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)

Walter Thomas Monnington

1902 - 1976

William Hamilton (1751 - 1801)

William Hamilton

1751 - 1801

Nicky Hoberman (1967)

Nicky Hoberman

1967

Henry Borrell (XVIII century - XIX century)

Henry Borrell

XVIII century - XIX century

William Robertson (1721 - 1793)

William Robertson

1721 - 1793

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (1593 - 1661)

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

1593 - 1661

Henry Scott Tuke (1858 - 1929)

Henry Scott Tuke

1858 - 1929

John Frederick William Herschel (1792 - 1871)

John Frederick William Herschel

1792 - 1871

Liam Gillick (1964)

Liam Gillick

1964

Tom Mosley (1927 - 2009)

Tom Mosley

1927 - 2009

Ozias Humphry (1742 - 1810)

Ozias Humphry

1742 - 1810

Creators Surrealism

Julio Valdez (1969)

Julio Valdez

1969

Werner Hilsing (1938 - 2021)

Werner Hilsing

1938 - 2021

Jirí Kolár (1914 - 2002)

Jirí Kolár

1914 - 2002

Ivan Grazianovich Dombrovsky (1886 - 1961)

Ivan Grazianovich Dombrovsky

1886 - 1961

Oliver Clegg (1980)

Oliver Clegg

1980

Markus Raetz (1941 - 2020)

Markus Raetz

1941 - 2020

Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989)

Salvador Dalí

1904 - 1989

Jacques Herold (1910 - 1987)

Jacques Herold

1910 - 1987

Benedikt Hipp (1977)

Benedikt Hipp

1977

Edward Burra (1905 - 1976)

Edward Burra

1905 - 1976

Josef Šíma (1891 - 1971)

Josef Šíma

1891 - 1971

Heinz Plank (1945)

Heinz Plank

1945

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885 - 1939)

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

1885 - 1939

Louise Bonnet (1970)

Louise Bonnet

1970

Emanuele Scarnicci (1916 - ?)

Emanuele Scarnicci

1916 - ?

Aleksei Viktorovich Vorobevskii (1906 - 1992)

Aleksei Viktorovich Vorobevskii

1906 - 1992