United Kingdom. 1936 - 2013
Abstract, mythological, figurative painting
Page loaded successfully. Showing similar artists for John William Melville.
John William Melville SIMILAR ARTISTS
1902 - 1986. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
John Melville is one of English art`s neglected modernists par excellence. Working in relative isolation in Birmingham, his compelling hybrid style - a mixture of surrealism and cubism - yielded... Read full biography
John Melville is one of English art`s neglected modernists par excellence. Working in relative isolation in Birmingham, his compelling hybrid style - a mixture of surrealism and cubism - yielded memorable images of the figure or still life. In spite of his provincial position, he was by no means... Read full biography
John Melville is one of English art`s neglected modernists par excellence. Working in relative isolation in Birmingham, his compelling hybrid style - a mixture of surrealism and cubism - yielded memorable images of the figure or still life. In spite of his provincial position, he was by no means unknown. He exhibited with leading dealers like Lucy Wertheim and Erica Brausen, won the critical endorsement of Herbert Read and showed many times with the English surrealist group. His later work saw... Read full biography
John Melville is one of English art`s neglected modernists par excellence. Working in relative isolation in Birmingham, his compelling hybrid style - a mixture of surrealism and cubism - yielded memorable images of the figure or still life. In spite of his provincial position, he was by no means unknown. He exhibited with leading dealers like Lucy Wertheim and Erica Brausen, won the critical endorsement of Herbert Read and showed many times with the English surrealist group. His later work saw this gifted and individual artist step beyond the influence of Picasso and create wildly expressive landscapes of a disturbing, disquieting or apocalyptic kind. Although generally out of sync with the hedonistic Sixties, Melville nonetheless painted... Read full biography
John Melville is one of English art`s neglected modernists par excellence. Working in relative isolation in Birmingham, his compelling hybrid style - a mixture of surrealism and cubism - yielded memorable images of the figure or still life. In spite of his provincial position, he was by no means unknown. He exhibited with leading dealers like Lucy Wertheim and Erica Brausen, won the critical endorsement of Herbert Read and showed many times with the English surrealist group. His later work saw this gifted and individual artist step beyond the influence of Picasso and create wildly expressive landscapes of a disturbing, disquieting or apocalyptic kind. Although generally out of sync with the hedonistic Sixties, Melville nonetheless painted with an imaginative overdrive that broke all stylistic categories and in so doing followed the example of Picasso in an... Read full biography
Page shows 3 sample artworks and 32 artists similar to John William Melville. Sample images show some of John William Melville's highest-priced auction results. Similar artists are ranked by similarity to John William Melville's work and style.
Sample Images for John William Melville
Carousel showing 3 sample artworks by John William Melville. Use arrow keys to navigate, or click the indicator dots.
Carousel auto-advances every 5 seconds. Use arrow keys to manually navigate and stop auto-rotation.
Slide 1 of 3: The Font, or Mushroom-headed Child, 1940
The Font, or Mushroom-headed Child, 1940
John William MelvilleThe Font, or Mushroom-headed Child, 1940
John William Melville
Seated woman
John William Melville
Chairs
John William MelvilleArtists Similar to John William Melville (32)
Collection of similar artists. Use arrow keys to navigate between artists, Enter or Space to select an artist, Home to go to first artist, End to go to last artist. Collection contains 32 artists.
United Kingdom. 1923 - 1999
Painting
United Kingdom, France. 1891 - 1977
Painting
United Kingdom. 1925 - 2006
Painting and sculpture
Florida / England. 1930 - 2017
Abstract landscape and figurative painting, teaching
England. Born 1940
Pop art, sculpture
England, Scotland. 1915 - 1997
Painting
England. 1915 - 2003
Abstract painting, collage, teaching
California, British Columbia / United Kingdom, England, Canada. 1906 - 1975
Surrealist art, symbolism, collaborative art
United Kingdom, Greece. 1907 - 1950
Surrealist painting, set design, textile design, filmmaking
British Columbia, California / England, Canada. 1883 - 1971
Surrealist, prisoner and infant related symbolic paintings, collaborative art
Vermont, New York / England. 1924 - 2013
Large-scale abstract, constructivist sculpture, asssemblage, teaching
England, United Kingdom. Born 1932
Album cover design, modernist painting, assemblage
England. 1906 - 1988
Painting, surrealism, botanics and gender issue themes
United Kingdom. 1910 - 1989
Painting
United Kingdom. 1921 - 2006
Abstract painting, art education, art criticism
United Kingdom, England. 1930 - 2022
Landscape, figure, still life, coastal painting
United Kingdom, England. 1908 - 1997
Portrait, figure, and landscape painting; haunting ghosts, spirits and witches
England. Born 1944
Modern figurative, genre and landscape painting
Ontario / Scotland, United Kingdom, Canada. 1888/89 - 1972
Outsider, visionary art
United Kingdom. 1928 - 1992
Impastoed flower, portraits and still life painting, drawing
United Kingdom. 1936 - 2019
Painting
United Kingdom. 1925 - 1998
Painting
1923 - 1988
Painting
England. Born 1932
Painting images through window frames, landcapes , interiors, marines, still life, figure
United Kingdom. 1901 - 1985
Painting
United Kingdom. 1901 - 1976
Realistic portraits, large-scale murals, and medical illustrations during World War II
United Kingdom. 1921 - 1978
Painting
United Kingdom, England. 1920 - 2017
Figures in interiors and landscape painting, writing, teaching
United Kingdom. 1912 - 1973
Landscape, marine and still life painting
United Kingdom. 1877 - 1961
Painting and sculpture
England. 1912 - 2005
Collage, surrealist painting of figures, animals, fish, buildings, landscape, educator