Serene Seated Nude Late 20th Century Oil

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Rip Matteson
Serene Seated Nude Late 20th Century Oil

Name: Serene Seated Nude Late 20th Century Oil
Brand: Rip Matteson
Price: 595 USD

About the Item

This late 20th century oil on board nude is by Oakland artist Rip Matteson (1920-2011). Matteson was educated at U.C. Berkeley, C.C.A.C, Scuola di Belle Arte in Rome, the Parsons School of Design in NYC, and received his DFA from Blackburn College. He founded the art program of the Monterey Peninsula College and taught at Laney College in Oakland. He also served as the president of the Carmel Art Association where he showed his work his entire life. Rip Matteson was an artist, educator, Doctor of Fine Arts, and bon vivant who reveled in the representation of beauty. Matteson was born in Oakland, CA in 1920. He was educated at U.C. Berkeley, C.C.A.C, Scuola di Belle Arte in Rome and the Parsons School of Design in NYC. In 1949 he moved to Monterey, CA and in the early 1960s served as the President of the Carmel Art Association. In 1973 he and his wife Rosary moved to Kensington, CA (near Berkeley). In 1990, after seeing an exhibition of the work of Egon Schiele in New York, he decided that the female image was nature’s ultimate masterpiece and made it his main subject for the next two decades.   During his career, Matteson was awarded numerous awards for his artistic endeavors including: the Phelan Award for Achievement in Art, the El Cerrito Memorial Award, recognition as an artist by the Carmel Arts Festival, and an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Blackburn College for his contribution to the foundation of its art department. He helped establish the Art department at the newly founded Monterey Peninsula College, and afterward strengthened the art department at Laney College in Oakland. He was accepted by the Carmel Art Association in 1949 and served on its Board and was its President during the early 1960’s.   Late 20th Century Oil on Board 16"x12" unframed Signed lower right. Excellent vintage condition.

Creator:
Rip Matteson (1920 - 2011, American)
Dimensions:
Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement & Style:
Modern
Period:
Late 20th Century
Condition:
Excellent vintage condition.
Gallery Location:
San Francisco, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: C38651stDibs: LU298212359222