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b. 1913 - d. 2001

Mercedes Matter (née Carles; 1913 – December 2001) was an American painter and draughtswoman.
Matter's father was the American modernist painter Arthur Beecher Carles who had studied with Henri Matisse. Her mother, Mercedes de Cordoba, was a model for Edward Steichen. Matter grew up in Philadelphia, New York and Europe.

She first painted under her father's supervision at age 6 and would later recall being given a paintbox to use while working alongside him in the French countryside. At the age of 12, she returned to Europe and lived in Italy for over 2 years. She would later recount that her time in Italy—including Venice, Assisi, Rome, and Florence—was formative and her primary education in art history. Subsequent studies included at Bennett College in Millbrook, NY with sculptor Lu Duble, and in New York City with Maurice Sterne, Alexander Archipenko and Hans Hofmann.

In the late 1930s, Matter was an original member of the American Abstract Artists. She also worked for the Works Progress Administration. She worked with Fernand Léger, who would become a close friend, on his mural for the French Line passenger ship company and again privately on another mural. Léger introduced her to Herbert Matter, the Swiss graphic designer and photographer whom she married in 1939. He also resided with the couple for a year sharing their studio and apartment.

The Matters were active in the emerging mid-century New York art scene, and contact with other artists was important to them. Close friends included Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Franz Kline, Philip Guston, Alexander Calder and Willem de Kooning.

In 1943, the Matters moved to California. Matter was raising an infant son but the environment away from New York was affecting her work. She returned to New York in 1946.

Beginning in 1953, Matter taught at the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts) for 10 years, and then at the Pratt Institute for 10 years. She later taught at New York University for several years. She was a visiting critic at Antioch, Brandeis, Cincinnati School of Art, Kansas City Art Institute, Maryland Institute College of Art, Yale University, Skowhegan and American University in Washington, DC..

In 1964, she founded the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture. A year earlier, she wrote an article for ARTnews titled What's Wrong with U.S. Art Schools? in which she criticised the phasing out of extended studio classes which served "that painfully slow education of the senses," which she considered essential. The article prompted a group of Pratt students, as well as some from Philadelphia, one from Cooper Union, to ask Matter to form a school based on her ideas. The school was originally housed in a loft on Broadway and gained almost immediate support from the Kaplan Fund, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III and the Ford Foundation. It granted no degrees, had only studio classes and emphasized drawing from life. Early teachers, chosen by the students, included the artists Philip Guston, Bradley Walker Tomlin, Charles Cajori, Louis Finkelstein and Sidney Geist; the art historian Meyer Schapiro; and the composer Morton Feldman. The school continues to train emerging artists.

The Matters lived on Macdougal Alley for years, where Mr. Matter had a studio in one of the eight small buildings that had housed the original locale of what is now the Whitney Museum of American Art.

In later life, the Matters moved to Long Island. Matter suffered a serious illness in 1979 and thereafter her husband became terminally ill. He died in 1984. She would later state that following his death, she coped by immersing herself in an intense period of work which became a sort of harvest of all the years of effort. She taught at the Studio School every other week and remained very much involved in its development. In addition to her art and teaching, she wrote articles on artists, including Hofmann, Kline and Giacometti. She wrote the text for a book of her husband's photographs of Giacometti, published in 1987, four years after his death.[citation needed]

Matter died in 2001.

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          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Sep. 27, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 7.25 h x 5.5 w in (18 x 14 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001) American
            Aug. 16, 2024

            Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001) American

            Est: $4,000 - $6,000

            Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001, New York, Pennsylvania) ; Abstract ; c.1960s ; oil on canvas panel ; dimensions 50,5 x 40 cm (20 x 16 in.) ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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          • Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001) American
            Aug. 16, 2024

            Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001) American

            Est: $5,000 - $7,500

            Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001, New York, Pennsylvania) ; Abstract ; c.1960s ; oil on canvas panel ; dimensions 50,5 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.) ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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          • Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001) American
            Aug. 16, 2024

            Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001) American

            Est: $20,000 - $40,000

            Mercedes Carles Matter (1913-2001, New York, Pennsylvania) ; Abstract still-life ; 1961 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 104 x 125 cm (41 x 49 in.) ; signed on verso ; Shipping to USA - DHL $835 , National post with tracking service $525 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $645 , National post with tracking service $475

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          • MERCEDES MATTER (1913-2001). Autumn Still Life. oil on canvas 44 x 48 in. (
            Jul. 17, 2024

            MERCEDES MATTER (1913-2001). Autumn Still Life. oil on canvas 44 x 48 in. (

            Est: $30,000 - $50,000

            MERCEDES MATTER (1913-2001). Autumn Still Life. oil on canvas 44 x 48 in. (111.8 x 121.9 cm.).

            Christie's
          • Mercedes Matter, Untitled (Figure Study)
            Jul. 11, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Untitled (Figure Study)

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Mercedes Matter Untitled (Figure Study) charcoal on paper sight: 22.375 h x 16.50 w in (57 x 42 cm) Estate stamp to verso. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter (1913-2001) American
            Jun. 28, 2024

            Mercedes Matter (1913-2001) American

            Est: $5,000 - $7,500

            Mercedes Matter (1913-2001), New York, Pennsylvania ; Abstract ; c. 1960s ; oil on canvas panel / framed ; dimensions 51 x 68 cm (20 x 26 3/4 in.) ; frame size 59 x 74 cm (23 1/4 x 29 in.) ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

            Art-Torg
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Jun. 11, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study conte crayon on paper sight: 16.125 h x 13.375 w in (41 x 34 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            May. 30, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,000

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 20.875 h x 15.50 w in (53 x 39 cm) Estate stamp to verso. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • ABSTRACT AMERICAN CRAYON PAINTING BY MERCEDES MATTER
            May. 11, 2024

            ABSTRACT AMERICAN CRAYON PAINTING BY MERCEDES MATTER

            Est: $100 - $150

            Mercedes Carles Matter, American, 1913 to 2001, crayon painting on paper depicting an abstract expressionist composition. Unsigned. Framed. Inscribed in the print, Estate of Mercedes Matter, on the backside. Mercedes Matter is known for Abstract expressionist still life painting, drawing, educator. Best known as a painter of abstract still life and founder of the New York Studio School, Mercedes Matter was also a distinguished teacher and writer. Modern American Fine Art, Abstract Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.

            Antique Arena Inc
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Figure
            May. 10, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Figure

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Figure conte on paper sight: 16.125 h x 13.375 w in (41 x 34 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Apr. 24, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study sanguine on paper sight: 13.25 h x 16.25 w in (34 x 41 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Los Angeles Modern Auctions
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Mar. 27, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper 17 h x 23 w in (43 x 58 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Mar. 06, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 13.50 h x 9.875 w in (34 x 25 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Feb. 01, 2024

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 17 h x 20 w in (43 x 51 cm) Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Dec. 14, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 13.5 h x 16.125 w in (34 x 41 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Reclining Nude
            Dec. 14, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Reclining Nude

            Est: $6,000 - $8,000

            Mercedes Matter Reclining Nude oil on canvas 12 h x 16 w in (30 x 41 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter (1913-2001) American
            Dec. 08, 2023

            Mercedes Matter (1913-2001) American

            Est: $5,000 - $7,500

            Mercedes Matter (1913-2001), New York, Pennsylvania ; Abstract ; c. 1960s ; oil on canvas panel / framed ; dimensions 51 x 68 cm (20 x 26 3/4 in.) ; frame size 59 x 74 cm (23 1/4 x 29 in.) ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

            Art-Torg
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Nov. 30, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study sanguine on paper sight: 16..25 h x 13.375 w in (41 x 34 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Los Angeles Modern Auctions
          • MERCEDES MATTER (1913-2001) Untitled (Still Life) 1962
            Nov. 16, 2023

            MERCEDES MATTER (1913-2001) Untitled (Still Life) 1962

            Est: $40,000 - $60,000

            MERCEDES MATTER (1913-2001) Untitled (Still Life) 1962 signed and dated 62 on the reverse oil on canvas 44 by 49 7/8 in. 111.7 by 126.7 cm.

            Bonhams
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Nov. 10, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 22.5 h x 16.5 w in (57 x 42 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Nov. 03, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 22.5 h x 16.5 w in (57 x 42 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Nude Figure Study
            Oct. 27, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Nude Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Nude Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 24.5 h x 18.5 w in (62 x 47 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Oct. 10, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 15.625 h x 19.625 w in (40 x 50 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
          • Mercedes Matter, Mercedes with Eliane
            Sep. 27, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Mercedes with Eliane

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Mercedes with Eliane sanguine on paper 16.75 h x 13.75 w in (43 x 35 cm) Signed and titled to verso 'Mercedes Matter Mercedes with Eliane'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition
            Sep. 27, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition

            Est: $2,500 - $3,500

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Composition pastel on paper sight: 16.375 h x 21.625 w in (42 x 55 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition
            Sep. 13, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition

            Est: $40,000 - $60,000

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Composition c. 1945 oil on canvas 30.125 h x 36.25 w in (77 x 92 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition
            Aug. 08, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Composition charcoal on paper 16.5 h x 22.5 w in (42 x 57 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Aug. 01, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 17.25 h x 19 w in (44 x 48 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Los Angeles Modern Auctions
          • Mercedes Matter, Seated Nudes
            Jul. 26, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Seated Nudes

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Seated Nudes c. 1965 sanguine on paper sight: 13.375 h x 16.125 w in (34 x 41 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Jul. 13, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 10.625 h x 12.875 w in (27 x 33 cm) Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Tudor City
            Jul. 12, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Tudor City

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Tudor City 1937 charcoal on paper 23.75 h x 18.75 w in (60 x 48 cm) Provenance: Mark Borghi Fine Art, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition
            Jul. 12, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition

            Est: $3,000 - $5,000

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Composition pastel on paper 12.625 h x 10 w in (32 x 25 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Study
            Jun. 13, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Study 1938 graphite on paper 25 h x 19 w in (63 x 48 cm) Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Landscape
            Jun. 13, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Landscape

            Est: $2,500 - $3,500

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Landscape pastel on paper sight: 13.5 h x 16.125 w in (34 x 41 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition
            Apr. 20, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Composition charcoal on paper sight: 17.125 h x 23.125 w in (43 x 59 cm) Estate stamp to verso Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Landscape
            Apr. 20, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Landscape

            Est: $2,000 - $3,000

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Landscape pastel on paper 13.625 h x 9.875 w in (35 x 25 cm) Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Apr. 19, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper 13.625 h x 16.125 w in (35 x 41 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
          • Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition
            Mar. 29, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Abstract Composition

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Abstract Composition charcoal on paper sight: 17.5 h x 23.5 w in (44 x 60 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Mountain Landscape
            Mar. 29, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Mountain Landscape

            Est: $2,000 - $3,000

            Mercedes Matter Mountain Landscape pastel on paper 14 h x 16.625 w in (36 x 42 cm) Stamped signature to verso 'Mercedes Matter' with estate stamp. Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Mar. 23, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study sanguine on paper sight: 16.125 h x 13.5 w in (41 x 34 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Los Angeles Modern Auctions
          • Mercedes Matter, Untitled (Floral Still Life)
            Mar. 15, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Untitled (Floral Still Life)

            Est: $40,000 - $60,000

            Mercedes Matter Untitled (Floral Still Life) oil on canvas 30 h x 40 w in (76 x 102 cm) Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Jan. 25, 2023

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 16.5 h x 21 w in (42 x 53 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Wright
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Dec. 15, 2022

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $800 - $1,000

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 13.375 h × 10 w in (34 × 25 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Los Angeles Modern Auctions
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Dec. 13, 2022

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $800 - $1,000

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper sight: 13.375 h × 10.125 w in (34 × 26 cm) Estate stamp to verso. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Dec. 07, 2022

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper 16.875 h × 21.375 w in (43 × 54 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • Mercedes Matter, Figure Study
            Dec. 07, 2022

            Mercedes Matter, Figure Study

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Mercedes Matter Figure Study charcoal on paper 23 h × 16.75 w in (58 × 43 cm) Estate stamp to verso. Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

            Rago Arts and Auction Center
          • MERCEDES MATTER Untitled (Landscape).
            Nov. 17, 2022

            MERCEDES MATTER Untitled (Landscape).

            Est: $7,000 - $10,000

            MERCEDES MATTER Untitled (Landscape). Oil on board. 442x545 mm; 17 1/2x21 1/2 inches. Provenance: The artist's estate, with the ink stamp on the frame back; private collection, New Jersey. Matter (1913-2001) received art training from her father, the painter Arthur Beecher Carles (1882-1952) and also studied under Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964) and Hans Hofmann (1880-1966). She worked with Fernand Léger (1881-1955), who would become a close friend, in New York, on his mural for the French Line passenger ship company and again privately on another mural. Léger introduced her to Herbert Matter (1907-1984), the Swiss graphic designer and photographer whom she married in 1939. She was a formative member of the American Abstract Artists and after working for the WPA in the late 1930s, Matter became active in the New York School circle of young artists, including Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Philip Guston, and Elaine and Willem de Kooning. Matter was a driving force behind the creation of the New York Studio School in 1964, which stressed the importance of artistic development in the studio over headline-grabbing experimentation.

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