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Anne Madden, b.1932

Openings, c.1984

One could say that the paintings of Anne Madden function as an entrance to a symbolic realm, and indeed, some of her works from the 1980s have titles of architectural features, such as ‘Openings’ and ‘Window’. In ‘Openings’ Madden presents a dynamic interplay of planes and frames within frames, further developing the idea of a painting as a doorway to another dimension.

MediumGouache on paper
Dimensions Unframed, 63.3 x 100.3 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992
Item NumberIMMA.307 GL
Copyright For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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Anne Madden, Openings, 1979, Gouache on paper, Unframed, 63.3 x 100.3 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992

For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].

  • About the Artist

    • About the Artist

    Anne Madden, b.1932

    Irish artist Anne Madden spent her first years in Chile. Her family moved to Europe when she was four and lived in Ireland and London. She attended the Chelsea School of Arts and Crafts. In 1958 she married the Irish painter Louis le Brocquy. Madden’s semi-abstract work carries references to her Irish background as well as reflecting on life and death. She has exhibited widely, including a significant retrospective at IMMA in 2007 and a solo exhibition in 2023. She is a member of Aosdána.

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    Artworks by Anne Madden

    Self Portrait Transfer

    Self Portrait Transfer Anne Madden 2007

    Aurora Borealis, Arcs

    Aurora Borealis, Arcs Anne Madden 2006

    Aurora Borealis, Snake of Light

    Aurora Borealis, Snake of Light Anne Madden 2006

    Aurora Borealis I Anne Madden 2005

    Aurora Borealis II Anne Madden 2005

    Aurora Borealis III Anne Madden 2005

    Night Garden, Les Combes

    Night Garden, Les Combes Anne Madden 1993 - 1994

    Night Paths

    Night Paths Anne Madden 1988

    Window

    Window Anne Madden 1985

    Burren

    Burren Anne Madden 1979

    Standing Stones

    Standing Stones Anne Madden 1978

    Elegy II

    Elegy II Anne Madden 1976

    Menhir (Bloody Sunday)

    Menhir (Bloody Sunday) Anne Madden 1976

    Megalith Series (4)

    Megalith Series (4) Anne Madden 1971

    Criss Cross 1

    Criss Cross 1 Anne Madden 1969

    Criss Cross, No 2 Anne Madden 1969

    Quadripartie Mountain Sequence Red

    Quadripartie Mountain Sequence Red Anne Madden 1967

    Hill in Three Aspects Anne Madden 1964

    Death of Anne Lovett (1968 – 1984) Anne Madden 2021