Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) Himalayas from the Sikkim series
signed with artist's monogram (lower right)
tempera on canvas
28¼ x 45 in. (71.8 x 114.3 cm.)
Painted in 1924
Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) Himalayas from the Sikkim series
signed with artist's monogram (lower right)
tempera on canvas
28¼ x 45 in. (71.8 x 114.3 cm.)
Painted in 1924
Nicholas Roerich Museum, 1924–1935.
Louis and Nettie Horch, New York.
Acquired from the above circa 1960.
F. Grant, M. Siegrist, G. Grebenstchikoff and I. Narodny, Roerich. Himalaya. A Monograph, New York, 1926, listed p. 206, illustrated p. 117, no. 478. Roerich Museum Catalogue, Eighth Edition, New York, 1930, listed p. 21, no. 478.
A. Yaremenko, Nicholai Konstantinovich Roerich: His Life and Creations During the Past Forty Years, New York, 1931, illustrated pl. 93, listed p. 38.
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