Description:
Rolph Scarlett (American, 1889-1984)
C, c. 1960
Signed "ROLPH SCARLETT." l.r., identified on a label from Jo Aarons Gallery,
Rhinebeck, New York, affixed to the backing.
Ink and gouache on paper, sight size 18 x 22 3/4 in., framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York.
Estimate $600-800
Laid paper, sheet size 18-3/4 x 23-1/2 in. (47.5 x 60.0 cm),hinged to backing mat in three places along top edge.
Inscribed "C [underscored]" on the reverse, upper right.
Nicks and wear to edges of paper, Three small (3/8 in.) tears along right edge, the upper two mended on the reverse with archival tape, the lower one backed with a strip of 3/4 in. wide masking tape that extends 7-1/4 inches up from the l.r. corner. Another small tear at lower edge (measuring 1/4 in.) also backed with masking tape (2-1/4 inches long) on the reverse. Three small tears to upper edge (largest measruing 1-1/4inches),also mended with archival tape on the reverse. Handling creases along right side of sheet. Gentle toning.