"Enjoying the Season" c.2005
Rip Matteson (b.1920)
Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 ins. + frame

There are career artists, there are lifelong artists, and then there is Rip Matteson. Rip knew at a young age he wanted to be a painter. Born in 1920, and growing up on Oakland, Ca near the University of California's Berkeley campus, he was mesmerized by the beauty of the natural world. He studied at San Jose State and from there received a scholarship to study at the Scuola di Belle Arte in Rome after W.W.II. He latter received Master of Arts and Ed.D. degrees from Berkeley. He established the art education program at the newly opened Monterey Peninsula College in 1949 and taught at Laney College in Oakland until his retirement from teaching in 1983. Since then, he has concentrated his efforts and energy on depicting the beauty of women: figure and life studies, portraits, and genre. He has said his works depicts "a love affair with art and the celebration of the female form and face." Doesn't that say it all?


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Canvas is in good condition and frame shows some moderate wear but not excessive wear

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Oil Paint

Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Art Subjects: Figure
Frame Type: Framed
Country of Origin: United States

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Canvas is in good condition and frame shows some moderate wear but not excessive wear