John McIntosh Madden Britain, New Zealand, 1856-1923
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About John McIntosh Madden
Born in England in 1856, John Madden studied art in London and became drawing master at a school before arriving in New Zealand in 1877. He settled in Christchurch and taught drawing at schools. He exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts and in the USA with the St Louis Exposition in 1904. In 1893 he founded the Palette Club, and in 1905 visited Europe.
In our database, 220 works by John Madden are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1988, of which 146 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,738 for Mount Pleasant Estuary sold by International Art Centre in March 2008. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by John Madden are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery and Auckland Art Gallery.
John McIntosh Madden is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 157
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