Post War & Contemporary Art 
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Post War & Contemporary Art 
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Rolph Scarlett 1889–1984

Abstraction (Orange and Green)

acrylic on canvas 40 h × 55 w in (102 × 140 cm)
estimate: $8,000–12,000
result: $6,875
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Signed to lower right ‘Rolph Scarlett’.
provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

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I’ve never been interested in theosophy or any other kind of metaphysics. I’m a materialist. We all come from a cosmic base. The underlying principle behind my work is an attempt to reach for universal order. The main thing is not spiritualism; it is aesthetics, order, form, color, and rhythm.

Rolph Scarlett

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