I have this painting and would like to know if anyone can tell me how much it is worth & if they know anyone who would be interested in buying it?
This Painting is autographed by Richard Peter Matson himself, in 1991 – it is titled – Storm over The Harbor From Atop Island City House, Hotel/Keywest.
Richard Peter Matson
“Key West: Elements of Paradise, The Sea, The Sky and the City” is a new show of some of Richard Peter Matson’s best work.
Considered one of Key West’s most prominent and prodigious artists, Richard Peter Matson has been capturing the intense tropical light, brilliant colors and mysterious shadows of Key West since his arrival here in 1975.
The Brooklyn native attended private schools on Long Island and later attended The Cooper Union Art School in New York City and the Yale University School of Art. After a successful career in advertising and design, he moved to Key West and had his first show at the prestigious Gingerbread Square Gallery two years later.
Guided by his meticulous precision, Matson draws the viewers of his work beyond their obvious representations. A subtle play between the literal and the unknown behind it, invites us to glimpse beyond the decorative doors, ornamental gingerbread, palm trees and the blazing bougainvillea to the real, quintessential Key West.
Original training in classical oil techniques lent itself to acrylics, and his work shows the engaging effect of thin transparent glazes of color over color. The NY Times has written: “His fascination with the brilliant tropical sunlight, its interplay with the local flora, has led to an extraordinary handling of paint, color and imagery. The Key West Citizen has said: “To look at a Matson is to see a canvas awash in color. . .it breathes vitality and celebrates life. His view of Nature is a lush green cathedral.” The Miami Herald has proclaimed him “. . .the artist that paints with colors that ‘snap’.”
Matson’s work has garnered many awards too numerous to mention, and one of his paintings was given the honor of appearing on the Conch Republic Phone Book. More recently, two of his works depicting Key West homes were chosen for the permanent collection of the American Ambassador to Serbia, in Belgrade, through the ART in Embassies Program. In the words of the Ambassador, Michael Polt, “Richard Peter Matson’s two Key West houses are personally evocative for us. Their tropical warmth and unique architectural character make us relive our frequent visits to Florida.”
Recently, the State Department requested two more of his works for the music room of the US Embassy in Madrid.
This successful artist makes his home in a charming white Bahamian style house in the peaceful Key West area of The Meadows, and continues to practice his art every single day.