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Nicholas Roerich
(1874 - 1947)

Himalayan Snows



“Where can one have such joy as when the sun is upon the Himalayas, when the blue is more intense than sapphires, when from the far distance, the glaciers glitter as incomparable gems!”
- NICHOLAS ROERICH

Though Nicholas Roerich moved to India with his family at the end of 1923, his fascination for the country began much earlier, thanks to an old family painting of a majestic mountain that he admired greatly. He would later...



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  Lot 54 of 75  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
17 SEPTEMBER 2022

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Winning Bid
Rs 78,00,000
$98,113

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Nicholas Roerich
Himalayan Snows

Signed in Russian with artist's monogram (lower right); inscribed 'Snow of HiMALAYAS./ N.ROERiCH.' (on the reverse)
Tempera on cardboard
8.25 x 17.75 in (21.2 x 45 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE

PROVENANCE
Collection of the artist, No. 58 on the artist’s personal list for year 1932 (label on the reverse)
Roerich Museum, New York, from 1932
Collection of Dr Charles Fleischer, from mid-1930s
Private Collection, USA
MacDougall's, London, 29 November 2017, lot 88
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Landscape


 









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