19th and 20th century European and British Paintings

Arthur Maderson was born in London in 1942. He studied at Camberwell School of Art where, in 1963, he won the prestigious Anna Berry Award in open competition with graduates from all leading art schools in England.

Maderson’s interest in psychology and psychiatry led him into the field of art-therapy, and he spent almost a decade working at Park Prewett Psychiatry Hospital, Hampshire.

He began exhibiting his work at the age of 40 in 1982. Since then he has enjoyed a series of critically acclaimed sell-out solo-exhibitions throughout Britain, Europe and the United States. In 1987 he was awarded the Cornelissen Award for the 'Most Distinguished Painting' from the Royal West of England Academy and in 1993, he won the Royal Hibernian Academy Abbey Studio Award for the most distinguished picture.

Maderson now divides his time between County Waterford in Ireland, and a village in the mountainous region of the Cevenne in France. Inspired by the Impressionists, he is principally concerned with the portrayal of light; using bold juxtapositions of colour and thickly applied impasto.

In his 1992 book Modern Oil Impressionists ^[1] Ron Hansen, lists Maderson among the world's 17 most successful and popular figurative painters, and in the magazine ‘International Artist’ he has been referred to as one of the most acclaimed ‘Modern Master Painters of the World’ ^[2]. He regularly exhibits paintings at the Royal Academy.

^[1] ISBN-0715399748, David & Charles PLC, Newton Abbot, 1992.

^[2] International Artist Magazine, August/September 1991.