Arthur Jackson

Arthur Jackson was born Arthur Jackson Hepworth on 1 August 1911 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, and was a first cousin of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth. He began training in medicine at Cambridge University, completing the First M.B. pre-clinical qualification, before turning to art. He studied at St Martin's School of Art in London from about 1929 to 1932, then became a private pupil of Ben Nicholson from about 1931 to 1935. Through this circle he became associated with the 7 & 5 Society and exhibited at the Lefevre Gallery and the Leicester Galleries in London in 1935.

By the late 1930s he set painting aside for a long second career as an architect, practicing under his legal name, Hepworth; the specific school he trained at and his qualification dates are not confirmed in the sources reviewed for this profile. He later returned to painting after retiring from architecture. Arthur Jackson died on 28 January 2003 in Taunton, Somerset, at the age of 91.

Documented critical commentary on Arthur Jackson is limited. The Independent published an obituary of him at the time of his death in 2003, confirming his standing as both painter and architect, though no exact wording from that piece could be verified for direct quotation here and its byline is not confirmed. His placement within the Ben Nicholson and 7 & 5 Society circle situates him inside the mainstream story of British geometric abstraction of the period, though his exhibition history outside that circle, and any museum holdings, remain sparse and unconfirmed in the sources reviewed.

Arthur Jackson's public auction record is thin and, as of this writing, no single highest price can be confirmed against a major auction database, house, and date. Market-tracking services list roughly a dozen and a half works by him at auction over time, which points to a genuine but small secondary market rather than a widely traded one. Secondary market commentary describes a broad price range for his paintings, but without confirming whether the upper figures reflect auction results or private gallery sales, so no specific record price is stated here.

There is no catalogue raisonne for Arthur Jackson, and no certificate-of-authenticity program has been identified, so provenance research and gallery verification matter more than usual. Because he worked under two names, buyers should check whether a given work, its exhibition history, or its architectural-career paperwork uses "Arthur Jackson" or his legal name, "Arthur Jackson Hepworth." His auction footprint is small and no verified record price exists in the major databases consulted here, so collectors should treat any quoted price range with caution until it can be tied to a specific, dated sale. The clearest fixed points of reference are his documented 1935 exhibitions with the 7 & 5 Society and the biographical record assembled by Art UK and the artist's own archive site; no museum acquisition could be independently confirmed for this profile.