Twenty Melbourne Painters Society is an Australian arts organisation that was established in 1918. The group split from the

Victorian Artists Society The Victorian Artists Society, which can trace its establishment to 1856 in Melbourne, promotes artistic education, art classes and gallery hire exhibition in Australia. It was formed in March 1888 when the Victorian Academy of Arts (previously Vi ...

to follow the Australian Tonalist

Max Meldrum Duncan Max Meldrum (3 December 1875 – 6 June 1955) 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 interwa ...

. 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.

History

The Twenty Melbourne Painters Society (TMPS) was established in 1918. The group was a break-away group from the

, leaving to follow Australian Tonalist

. In 1919, within the first year of formation, the Twenty Melbourne Painters held their first exhibition. The group is limited to 20 members and is by invitation. The Twenty Melbourne Painters has held an annual exhibition since 1919.

Founding TMPS members

* Jas Stuart Anderson * Alice Marian Ellen Bale * Elsie Barlow * Alexander Colquhoun * George Colville * Edith Downing * Bernice E. Edwell * William ‘Jock’ Frater *

Henrietta Maria Gulliver Henrietta Maria Gulliver (29 October 1866 – 15 July 1945) was an Australian artist who specialized in landscape and floral still-life paintings. She was also a florist, horticulturalist and landscape designer. Life and Family Henrietta grew ...

* Carl Hampel * Polly Hurry * Miss C.E. James * Richard McCann *

Bertha Merfield Bertha Merfield (1869–1921) was an Australian painter and muralist. She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society. Biography Merfield was born in West Melbourne, Victoria on 30 January 1869 to Thomas and Isabella (n� ...

Albert Ernest Newbury Albert Ernest Newbury (29 January 1891 – 1 April 1941) was an Australian artist who was associated with the Australian tonalist movement. Career Newbury was born in Melbourne, one of the five sons of Samuel Newbury (1854–1930) and his wif ...

Clara Southern Clara Southern (3 October 1860 – 15 December 1940) was an Australian artist associated with the Heidelberg School, also known as Australian Impressionism. She was active between the years 1883 and her death in 1940. Physically, Southern was t ...

Ruth Sutherland Ruth Sutherland (1884–1948), was an Australian painter and art critic. She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society. Biography Sutherland was born in Adelaide in 1884. She was granddaughter to notable sketcher George Su ...

Jo Sweatman Estelle Mary (Jo) Sweatman (1872-1956), was an Australian painter. She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society. Early life and training Sweatman was born in South Yarra 1872. She took drawing classes at a suburban ladi ...

Isabel May Tweddle Isabel May (Diana) Tweddle (1875–1945), was an Australian painter. She was a member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors and the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. Biography Tweddle was born Isabel May Hunter on 26 ...

* Rose A. Walker Twenty Melbourne Painters
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The Hawthorn Path
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Yachts on bay
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Ducks
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Boat on water
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Landscape
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Trees and paddock
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References

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History

Founding TMPS members

References

Further reading