Rolph Scarlett Auction Prices and Value Guide
Rolph Scarlett auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,322 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Rolph Scarlett auction prices: quick answer
Rolph Scarlett auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Rolph Scarlett
- Source records
- 1,322
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Rolph Scarlett market snapshot
Rolph Scarlett shows very deep auction liquidity with 761 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $450. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 139 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (69.1% · 375 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (26.0% · 141 sales)
- $10,000+ (5.0% · 27 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $95
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 139
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-02-04
Artist context
About Rolph Scarlett
Born
1889
Died
1984
Nationality
Canadian, American
Rolph Scarlett (1889–1984) was a Canadian-born painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and designer whose career developed in both Canada and the United States. Born in Guelph, Ontario, he trained in his uncle's jewelry business before pursuing a varied creative life that also included theatrical production. He spent an early period in New York, moved permanently to the United States in 1918, and relocated to Toledo, Ohio, in 1922. Museum and authority records identify Scarlett particularly with abstract painting and printmaking, including work in tempera. His combination of fine-art and design experience places him within the broader development of North American abstraction during the twentieth century. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings, works on paper, and prints. Because these formats differ materially, careful identification of medium, date, and object type is important when connecting a work to Scarlett's documented career and comparing it with relevant records.
Abstract artTempera paintingPrintmakingDrawing
Common works and media
Scarlett is documented as an abstract painter, tempera practitioner, printmaker, draughtsman, and designer. Auction and appraisal searches may therefore encounter paintings, works on paper, drawings, and prints bearing his name. The collected sources do not establish a definitive catalogue of subjects, named series, print editions, or design objects, so those details should be verified from the individual work and stronger object-level documentation.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal of a work attributed to Rolph Scarlett should begin by identifying its medium and object type: a tempera painting, drawing, and print should not be treated as interchangeable comparables. The work's date and documented relationship to Scarlett's Canadian or United States activity can provide additional context. Attribution should be checked against established authority records and supported by the object's inscriptions, provenance, physical characteristics, and available documentation. Condition, dimensions, and edition details may also require object-specific review, although the collected biographical sources do not document those particulars. Public auction records are most useful when comparisons are restricted to genuinely similar works and interpreted alongside sale date, auction-house description, attribution language, and realized price.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Works on paper and drawings
- Prints
Value drivers
- Medium and work type, including distinctions among tempera paintings, drawings, and prints
- Secure attribution and identity matching against established museum and authority records
- Date and documented place within Scarlett's Canadian and United States career
- Comparison with relevant public auction records for the same medium and work type when such records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains strong identity evidence but no fetched major-auction-house lot record or detailed sale result.
- Edition information, provenance, condition, dimensions, inscriptions, and authentication evidence must be assessed for the individual object; they were not documented in the collected sources.
- The presence of an artist name or signature alone does not establish authorship.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- British Museum museum or university
- VIAF library authority
- IdRef library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Rolph Scarlett worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Rolph Scarlett artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.