Abstract Expressionist Painting, Signed, "Scarlett," c. 1950s

Description: The painting appears to be oil on old canvas and likely dates to the 1950s - 1960s. The dimensions of the canvas are approx. 28 " H x 20 " W. The scene depicted is abstract expressionist. Very nicely done. The painting is clearly signed, "Scarlett," on the lower right. The signature compares favorably with known signature examples for the artist, Rolph Scarlett (1889 – 1984). The painting has been checked out with a strong UV-light, and there are no problems with the signature, and no inpainting that is visible to my eye. The painting came out of an estate. The painting was received in the current custom frame, likely the original frame. SATISFACTION GUARANTEE. I offer a 14 (fourteen) day return privilege. If upon receipt of the item, you are dissatisfied in any way, you may return the item within 14 (fourteen) days in the same condition as it was sold and shipped to you. Please note that return shipping is at the buyer's expense under all circumstances. Please notify me in advance that you are returning the item and please make sure that there is tracking and insurance so that in the event of a shipping failure, the package can be traced and also so that you know that the item has been received back, and in the event of a shipping loss, it was insured. Failure to meet these conditions voids the guarantee. There are no returns after the 14 (fourteen) day satisfaction period for any reason including defects and/or authenticity. CONDITIONS OF SALE: Bidding on an item means that you fully accept my conditions of sale. All pictures are sold with all the defects of the frame and the picture and sold as is. Please email your questions and satisfy yourself about any questions before you make an offer. All offers will be carefully considered and thank you for looking at my listing. Biography: Rolph Scarlett (1889 – 1984) Rolph Scarlett was the first American artist selected to provide paintings alongside Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Rudolf Bauer for Solomon Guggenheim's Museum of Non-objective Painting beginning in 1940. Throughout his life Scarlett wavered between representational, geometric, non-objective and abstraction, the latter representing his true voice and passion.His body of work reflects an artist truly devoted to the exploration and continuation of abstract art, while simultaneously holding onto the romantic conception of the artist being the creator, an idea wholeheartedly rejected by the tenets of Non-Objective art, the works for which he is most well-known.Scarlett's acceptance into the Museum of Non-Objective painting resulted in a close friendship with its founder, Hilla Rebay, and by 1940, Scarlett had become the new museum's chief lecturer. Within a decade the Guggenheim owned nearly sixty of his paintings and monoprints. Rebay and supporting artist Rudolph Bauer offered Scarlett constructive criticism during his position at the Museum.Although Rebay's support of Scarlett forced him to explore the geometric abstractions (Non-Objective), he continuously stood by his artistic methodology, which is described as "creating an organization that is alive as to color, and form, with challenging and stimulating rhythms, making full use of one's emotional and intuitive creative programming and keeping it under cerebral control, so that when it is finished it is a visual experience that is alive with mysticism and inner order, and has grown into a new world of art governed by authority.According to Scarlett scholar and author, Harriet Tannin (also his student), Scarlett created a substantial body of pure abstractions, beginning in the 1930's and would continue to do them in secret during his tenure of creating non-objective works for Rebay's Guggenheim, two of which were shown at the Whitney Annual Exhibition in 1951.His works are represented in the permanent collections of numerous museums including the Guggenheim, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian.

Price: 400 USD

Location: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-10-16T21:55:48.000Z

Shipping Cost: 50 USD