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      Rip Matteson

      Rip Matteson

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      Rip Matteson (1920-2011)


      Beauty, the search for it and its sharing is the calling of the artist. How rich the lives of those who choose to paint, for beauty so generously fills the world

      - Rip Matteson

      • The Collection
      • The Story
      • 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. 


        
Although he began his artistic journey living a wayfarer’s life while getting his education and starting his art career, he felt that "the bohemian life of sacrifice and starvation is not a prerequisite to artistic success. An artist can find beauty without suffering." Matteson's eye for beauty was particularly apparent during his latter years, during which he devoted most of his efforts to figurative painting- specifically the female form. During this phase of his seven-decade career, he articulated the beauty he saw with a passion and joy that is evident in his work.

        Amongst his artistic influences, Rip listed Botticelli, Titian, El Greco, Goya, Cezanne, Klimt, Egon Schiele, Modigliani and Matisse. He was a great reader, a devotee of film and poetry and a lover of opera, classical and big band music.

        In the 1970s and 1980s Rip also became a successful commercial cartoonist. His works were frequently seen in The New Yorker, Saturday Review, Saturday Evening Post, Mother Jones, Playboy and many other publications. 



        *We would like to thank Rosary Matteson, Rip’s wife of over forty years, for bringing Rip’s collection and story to us.


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      Abstracted Nude Line Drawing <br>20th Century Ink <br><br>#94042
      Abstracted Nude Line Drawing
      20th Century Ink

      #94042
      Rip Matteson $675
      Nude Figure Study <br>1995 Ink Wash <br><br>#93742
      Nude Figure Study
      1995 Ink Wash

      #93742
      Rip Matteson $675
      Model in the Garden <br>Late 20th Century Oil <br><br>#56560
      Model in the Garden
      Late 20th Century Oil

      #56560
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,795
      Female Nude with Fabric <br>20th Century Charcoal & Pastel <br><br>#B6366
      Female Nude with Fabric
      20th Century Charcoal & Pastel

      #B6366
      Rip Matteson $565
      Minimal Sleeping Female Figure <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#B6368
      Minimal Sleeping Female Figure
      20th Century Charcoal

      #B6368
      Rip Matteson $565
      Minimal Female Nude Drawing <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#B6371
      Minimal Female Nude Drawing
      20th Century Charcoal

      #B6371
      Rip Matteson $565
      <i>Connection</i> <br>2010 Oil <br><br>#B6312
      Connection
      2010 Oil

      #B6312
      Rip Matteson $1,650
      <i>Beauty and Wit</i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#B5615
      Beauty and Wit
      20th Century Oil

      #B5615
      Rip Matteson On Hold
      <i>Thoughtful</i> <br>Late 20th Century Oil <br><br>#B5552
      Thoughtful
      Late 20th Century Oil

      #B5552
      Rip Matteson $995
      <i>Charla</i> <br>1990 Oil <br><br>#B5558
      Charla
      1990 Oil

      #B5558
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,175
      <i>Life Class</i> <br>2008 Oil <br><br>#B4984
      Life Class
      2008 Oil

      #B4984
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,575
      <i>Resting Softly</i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#B4999
      Resting Softly
      20th Century Oil

      #B4999
      Rip Matteson Sold $2,350
      <i>With Pearl Earring</i> <br>Mid Century Oil <br><br>#B4074
      With Pearl Earring
      Mid Century Oil

      #B4074
      Rip Matteson Sold $2,285
      Modernist Female Portrait in Profile <br>1958 Oil <br><br>#B4027
      Modernist Female Portrait in Profile
      1958 Oil

      #B4027
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,600
      <i>What is She Thinking?</i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#B3687
      What is She Thinking?
      20th Century Oil

      #B3687
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,650
      <i>Passage of Time</i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#B3701
      Passage of Time
      20th Century Oil

      #B3701
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,675
      <i>Peace Offering</i> <br>2007 Oil <br><br>#B3702
      Peace Offering
      2007 Oil

      #B3702
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,850
      <i>Simple Elegance</i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#B3713
      Simple Elegance
      20th Century Oil

      #B3713
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,750
      Leaning Nude with Fabric <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#B3721
      Leaning Nude with Fabric
      20th Century Oil

      #B3721
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,750
      <i>At Home</i> <br>20th Century Oil <br><br>#B3637
      At Home
      20th Century Oil

      #B3637
      Rip Matteson Sold $1,875
      Monochromatic Abstracted Nude <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#99754
      Monochromatic Abstracted Nude
      20th Century Charcoal

      #99754
      Rip Matteson $155
      Monochromatic Abstracted Figure <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#99752
      Monochromatic Abstracted Figure
      20th Century Charcoal

      #99752
      Rip Matteson $155
      Abstracted Nude Figure<br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#99750
      Abstracted Nude Figure
      20th Century Charcoal

      #99750
      Rip Matteson $185
      Abstracted Nude Figure<br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#99746
      Abstracted Nude Figure
      20th Century Charcoal

      #99746
      Rip Matteson $155
      Standing Female Nude<br>20th Century Ink <br><br>#99719
      Standing Female Nude
      20th Century Ink

      #99719
      Rip Matteson $245
      Reclining Nudes<br>20th Century Ink Wash and Colored Pencil <br><br>#96679
      Reclining Nudes
      20th Century Ink Wash and Colored Pencil

      #96679
      Rip Matteson $235
      Arched Female Nude<br>20th Century Ink Wash and Colored Pencil <br><br>#96674
      Arched Female Nude
      20th Century Ink Wash and Colored Pencil

      #96674
      Rip Matteson $235
      Reclining Female Nude<br>20th Century Ink Wash and Colored Pencil <br><br>#96673
      Reclining Female Nude
      20th Century Ink Wash and Colored Pencil

      #96673
      Rip Matteson $225
      Reclining Female Nude <br>20th Century Ink Wash <br><br>#96553
      Reclining Female Nude
      20th Century Ink Wash

      #96553
      Rip Matteson $245
      Reclining Female Nude<br>1995 Ink Wash and Graphite <br><br>#93750
      Reclining Female Nude
      1995 Ink Wash and Graphite

      #93750
      Rip Matteson $285
      Seated Barefoot Woman<br>20th Century Ink Wash <br><br>#93732
      Seated Barefoot Woman
      20th Century Ink Wash

      #93732
      Rip Matteson $265
      Arched Nude Figure Drawing <br>20th Century Ink Wash <br><br>#93724
      Arched Nude Figure Drawing
      20th Century Ink Wash

      #93724
      Rip Matteson $245
      Minimalist Nude Study<br>20th Century Ink Wash <br><br>#93722
      Minimalist Nude Study
      20th Century Ink Wash

      #93722
      Rip Matteson Sold $245
      Seated Figure Drawing<br>20th Century Ink <br><br>#88704
      Seated Figure Drawing
      20th Century Ink

      #88704
      Rip Matteson Sold $295
      Standing Nude Figure Drawing <br>1989 Graphite <br><br>#30031
      Standing Nude Figure Drawing
      1989 Graphite

      #30031
      Rip Matteson $165
      Standing Nude Drawing <br>1989 Graphite <br><br>#30026
      Standing Nude Drawing
      1989 Graphite

      #30026
      Rip Matteson $165
      Abstracted Seated Figure Drawing <br>20th Century Ink and Ink Wash <br><br>#29230
      Abstracted Seated Figure Drawing
      20th Century Ink and Ink Wash

      #29230
      Rip Matteson $185
      Abstracted Figure Drawing <br>20th Century Ink <br><br>#29248
      Abstracted Figure Drawing
      20th Century Ink

      #29248
      Rip Matteson $175
      Seated Portrait Drawing <br>20th Century Graphite <br><br>#29273
      Seated Portrait Drawing
      20th Century Graphite

      #29273
      Rip Matteson $195
      <i>Carl S.</i> <br>1945 Charcoal <br><br>#35146
      Carl S.
      1945 Charcoal

      #35146
      Rip Matteson Sold $245
      Female Figure Reading <br>20th Century Charcoal & Gouache <br><br>#B2947
      Female Figure Reading
      20th Century Charcoal & Gouache

      #B2947
      Rip Matteson $445
      Seated Nude Drawing <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#B2948
      Seated Nude Drawing
      20th Century Charcoal

      #B2948
      Rip Matteson $445
      Casual Female Figure <br>1993 Gouache & Charcoal <br><br>#B2743
      Casual Female Figure
      1993 Gouache & Charcoal

      #B2743
      Rip Matteson $575
      Nude Figure Drawing<br>1989 Ink <br><br>#29773
      Nude Figure Drawing
      1989 Ink

      #29773
      Rip Matteson Sold $175
      Abstracted Nude Figure Study <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#99761
      Abstracted Nude Figure Study
      20th Century Charcoal

      #99761
      Rip Matteson $155
      Abstracted Nude Figure Study <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#99755
      Abstracted Nude Figure Study
      20th Century Charcoal

      #99755
      Rip Matteson $165
      Abstracted Nude Figure Study <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#99753
      Abstracted Nude Figure Study
      20th Century Charcoal

      #99753
      Rip Matteson $165
      Model with Chair Figure Study <br>20th Century Charcoal <br><br>#99747
      Model with Chair Figure Study
      20th Century Charcoal

      #99747
      Rip Matteson $175
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