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Himalayas from the Sikkim series
Details
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
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
Provenance
Nicholas Roerich Museum, 1924–1935.
Louis and Nettie Horch, New York.
Acquired from the above circa 1960.
Louis and Nettie Horch, New York.
Acquired from the above circa 1960.
Literature
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.
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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