Lot Essay
We are grateful to Gvido Trepša, Executive Director and Senior Researcher of the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York, for his assistance in cataloguing this work.
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Spring in Kulu, from the Kulu series
Details
Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)
Spring in Kulu, from the Kulu series
dated and numbered 'N76 1929' (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas laid down on board
12 1/8 x 16 in. (31 x 40.6 cm.)
Spring in Kulu, from the Kulu series
dated and numbered 'N76 1929' (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas laid down on board
12 1/8 x 16 in. (31 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
Roerich Museum, New York, 1924-1935.
Louis (1888-1979) and Nettie (1897-1991) Horch, New York.
Acquired from the above by Dr and Mrs Carlos Giro, New York.
A gift from the above to the present owner in the 1980s.
Louis (1888-1979) and Nettie (1897-1991) Horch, New York.
Acquired from the above by Dr and Mrs Carlos Giro, New York.
A gift from the above to the present owner in the 1980s.
Literature
Roerich Museum Catalogue, Eighth Edition, New York, 1930, listed p. 37, no. 992.
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Sale room notice
Please note that the medium of this work is tempera on canvas laid down on board.
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