Meldrum, Max (1875-1955)

Also known as
Meldrum, Duncan Max (1875-1955)
Field of activity
art teacher; pacifist; painter; Black & white art; Painting; Drawing; Art teacher; Lecturer
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http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an36081934
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MELDRUM, DUNCAN MAX (1875-1955), artist, was born on 3 December 1875 in Edinburgh, son of Edward David Meldrum, chemist, and his wife Christine, née Macglashan. He was educated at George Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh, and arrived in Melbourne in 1889 with his father (who had taken a post with Felton, Grimwade & Co., wholesale druggists), his mother, two brothers and one sister.

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After winning a National Gallery School Travelling Scholarship and moving to Paris to study, Scottish-born painter Max Meldrum found himself out of sympathy with the academic theories being taught and soon abandoned formal study. He nevertheless made a name for himself with his controversial theory of painting as a pure science, a science of optical analysis.

Max Meldrum was born on 3 December 1875 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of a chemist. In 1889, aged 14, he emigrated to Australia with his family. He studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, from 1892-1899. In 1900 Meldrum travelled to Europe with the assistance of a National Gallery Travelling Scholarship, and in 1900-1901 he studied at the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi in Paris. Finding he was out of sympathy with the academic theories being taught, he soon ...

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  • fl. 1892-ca. 1940

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  1. Max Meldrum and associates : their art, lives and influences / Peter and John Perry
    Perry, Peter W., 1952-
    [ Book : 1996 ]
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  2. Misty moderns : Australian tonalists 1915-1950 / Tracey Lock-Weir
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    [ Book : 2008 ]
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    Misty moderns : Australian tonalists 1915-1950 / Tracey Lock-Weir
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  3. Max Meldrum, his art and views / edited by Colin Colahan
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1919 ]
    At 21 libraries
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  4. A retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Max Meldrum : [National Art Gallery of N.S.W., July-August, Queensland National Art Gallery, August-September, National Gallery of Victoria, September-October, 1954]
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1954 ]
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 21.883)

  5. Loan exhibition of paintings by Max Meldrum
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1947 ]
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  6. Max Meldrum, his art and views / edited by Colin Colahan
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1924 ]
    At UQ Library
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  7. Paintings and drawings by Max Meldrum
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1974 ]
    At 2 libraries
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  8. Paintings and drawings by Max Meldrum : David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, May 15- June 1, 1974
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1974 ]
    At 4 libraries
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  9. A retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Max Meldrum
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1954 ]
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  10. A catalogue of exhibits in the exhibition of paintings by Max Meldrum and the Meldrum Group
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1941 ]
    At State Library of QLD
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  1. Max Meldrum and associates : their art, lives and influences / Peter and John Perry
    Perry, Peter W., 1952-
    [ Book : 1996 ]
    At 38 libraries
    Max Meldrum and associates : their art, lives and influences / Peter and John Perry
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 44.976)

  2. Misty moderns : Australian tonalists 1915-1950 / Tracey Lock-Weir
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    [ Book : 2008 ]
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    Misty moderns : Australian tonalists 1915-1950 / Tracey Lock-Weir
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  3. Max Meldrum, his art and views / edited by Colin Colahan
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1919 ]
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 39.653)

  4. A retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Max Meldrum : [National Art Gallery of N.S.W., July-August, Queensland National Art Gallery, August-September, National Gallery of Victoria, September-October, 1954]
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1954 ]
    At 5 libraries
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 22.35)

  5. Loan exhibition of paintings by Max Meldrum
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1947 ]
    At 3 libraries
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  6. Max Meldrum, his art and views / edited by Colin Colahan
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1924 ]
    At UQ Library
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 20.938)

  7. Paintings and drawings by Max Meldrum : David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, May 15- June 1, 1974
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1974 ]
    At 4 libraries
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 20.158)

  8. Paintings and drawings by Max Meldrum
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1974 ]
    At 2 libraries
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  9. [Biographical cuttings on Max Meldrum, former artist, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
    At National Library
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  10. A retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Max Meldrum
    Meldrum, Max, 1875-1955
    [ Book : 1954 ]
    At 2 libraries
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.635)

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    ... . Interested in Max Meldrum's tonal painting theories, he moved to Melbourne and joined his school in 1942. He ...
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  2. Saint John's gospel (Sound recording) / read by Max Meldrum
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  3. Sunbury Rock Festival
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  4. Prussian nights : a narrative poem / Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ; arranged by Peter Bishop, read by Max Meldrum
    Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr, 1918-2008
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    At UQ Library
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  1. A M E Bale : her art and life / by Peter Perry
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  2. Meldrum, Max
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  3. Melbourne tonalism
    [ Book : 1996 ]
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  4. [Meldrum Gallery : Australian Gallery File]
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  3. Office Max selects Meldrum. (Meldrum and Fewsmith Communications Inc. to handle account) (Column)
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  4. THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; Office Max Selects Meldrum.(Financial Desk)
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