Rembrandt Gladys Schmitt: A Pioneer of Color and Form in the Early 1960s Rembrandt Gladys Schmitt (1961-1998) emerged as a strikingly original voice within the vibrant, experimental art scene of early 1960s America. Though her career was tragically cut short at the age of thirty-seven, Schmitt’s intensely personal and powerfully expressive paintings left an indelible mark on the development of Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting, demonstrating a unique synthesis of gestural energy and carefully considered chromatic relationships. Her work, largely unseen during her lifetime, is n…