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Twenty Melbourne Painters Society is an Australian arts organisation that was established in 1918.[1] The group split from the Victorian Artists Society to follow the Australian Tonalist Max Meldrum.[2] Membership is restricted to 20 and is upon invitation only. The society follows the traditions of realist, tonal and impressionist painting and holds an annual exhibition.
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| Formation | 1918 |
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| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
| Website | twentymelbournepainterssociety |
The Twenty Melbourne Painters Society (TMPS) was established in 1918.[1] The group was a break-away group from the Victorian Artists Society, leaving to follow Australian Tonalist Max Meldrum.[2]
In 1919, within the first year of formation, the Twenty Melbourne Painters held their first exhibition.[3]
The group is limited to 20 members[4] and is by invitation.[3]
The Twenty Melbourne Painters has held an annual exhibition since 1919.[5]
- Jas Stuart Anderson
- Alice Marian Ellen Bale
- Elsie Barlow
- Alexander Colquhoun
- George Colville
- Edith Downing
- Bernice E. Edwell
- William ‘Jock’ Frater
- Henrietta Maria Gulliver
- Carl Hampel
- Polly Hurry
- Miss C.E. James
- Richard McCann
- Bertha Merfield
- Albert Ernest Newbury
- Clara Southern
- Ruth Sutherland
- Jo Sweatman
- Isabel May Tweddle
- Rose A. Walker
- Twenty Melbourne Painters, Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria
Boat on water, Clarice Beckett
Landscape, Carl Hampel
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