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Max Meldrum

Australian painter (1875-1955)

  • Fame39.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia299
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Lived 1875–1955, aged 80Australia
AustraliaAustraliaArtistsArtist
  • Wikipedia
    5 languages
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  • Era
    1875–1955
    Aged 80
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-07-19

Duncan Max Meldrum was a Scottish-born Australian artist and art teacher, best known as the founder of Australian tonalism, a representational painting style that became popular in Melbourne during the interwar period. He also won fame for his portrait work, winning the prestigious Archibald Prize for portraiture in 1939 and 1940.

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