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American, 1889-1984

Rolph Scarlett was a painter of geometric abstraction during the American avant-garde movement of the 1930s and 1940s. Scarlett was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1889, he left Canada at the age of 18 to go to New York City and returned to Canada during the years of World War I. However, by 1924, Scarlett had established New York City as his home. While he was beginning his career as an abstract painter, he was designing stage scenery for George Bernard Shaw's play, Man and Superman and the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. In 1939, while creating the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (later the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum), Director Hilla Rebay began to take an interest in Scarlett's work. By 1940, he had become the new museum's chief lecturer. By 1953, the Guggenheim owned nearly 60 of his paintings and monoprints. Scarlett later became a resident of the Woodstock art colony for more than 25 years and showed his work in the Woodstock exhibits.

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Rolph Scarlett 1889 -1984… signed watercolor on paper of a whimsical cat
Rolph Scarlett 1889 -1984… signed watercolor on paper of a whimsical cat

Rolph Scarlett 1889 -1984… signed watercolor on paper of a whimsical cat

By Rolph Scarlett

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Rolph Scarlett. watercolor on paper… In very good condition. colors are bright and lively and the scene of a cat in profile is unique… Very likely from the 1920s or 1930s. It is prof...

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Rolph Scarlett Abstract Acrylic On Paper Framed Red, Orange, Purple, Green 60's

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Rolph Scarlett Original Non-Objective Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas: Untitled
Rolph Scarlett Original Non-Objective Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas: Untitled

Rolph Scarlett Original Non-Objective Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas: Untitled

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Rolph Scarlett watercolor, and ink on paper.
Rolph Scarlett watercolor, and ink on paper.

Rolph Scarlett watercolor, and ink on paper.

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Rolph Scarlett 1889-1984. Watercolor and ink on paper.c-1940. Eric Firestone Gallery label fixed to back.. in very good condition. Colors are vibrant. Paper is very secure with some ...

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