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in London from 31 July 1906 to July 1911. On 10 December, 1911 she was awarded two RA medals (1) £25 and a Silver medal, for a cartoon of a draped figure “Agrippina carrying the ashes of
Germanicus” and (2) a second prize Bronze medal for a “painting of head from the life”. Green set up her Northcote
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Frederick John Green, a butcher and farmer. They had a son, followed by four daughters the third of whom, Madeline, was born at 3 Craven Road, Paddington on 27 August 1884. She was baptised at St James, Paddington. The Green family moved from 3 Craven
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Britain, 1900–1960.” The catalogue describes how Madeline and Gladys were the models for this "engaging and enigmatic painting depicts a somewhat unconventional pairing of women, whose costume and demeanour raise questions
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its appeal by its delicate refinements and subtle quality. The colouring is of greys, with a blue note in the skirt of the figure, and is most successful, and the picture stands out among its more ordinary surroundings by its inherent distinction.”
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Suffolk Street Galleries in London, on 1–29 January 1921, showing five of her works; in the three following years she exhibited ten more. In December 1924 in Adelaide, at Mr F W Preece’s bookshop and gallery on
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Madeline Green’s work was exhibited during her lifetime in at least 18 galleries, in
England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as at the Venice Biennale, the Paris Salons (where she was twice awarded medals), and in
275:, three of Madeline Green’s works (“Remounts”, “On the Balcony” and “Covent Garden”) were displayed, along with those of other members of the Society of Graphic Art. Green retired from the Society in 1927.
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