916. Rolph Scarlett (American, 1889-1984), "Geometric Abstraction", c. 1945; gouache/thick paper, initialed, estate stamped. Scarlett first encountered abstract painting on a trip to Europe in 1923, when he saw Paul Klee’s work. He worked as a commercial designer, but submitted some work to Hilla Rebay (Rebay organized the Guggenheim collection of nonobjective art) in the mid 1930s. Scarlett met Rudolf Bauer in 1939, and was deeply influenced by Bauer’s hard edge abstraction. Scarlett began painting full time in 1939, and participated in numerous exhibits, including shows at the Museum of Non-Objective Painting. 1500-2000