Lot Essay
We are grateful to Gvido Trepša, Director of the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York for his assistance with cataloguing this work.
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Sanctuaries and Citadels, from the series 'Sanctuaries and Citadels'
Details
NICHOLAS ROERICH (1874-1947)
Sanctuaries and Citadels, from the series 'Sanctuaries and Citadels'
signed with monogram (lower left); signed with monogram, dated and numbered 'N58 1925' and '602' (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas laid on board
11 3⁄4 x 15 7⁄8 in. (29.8 x 40.3 cm.)
Painted in 1925
Sanctuaries and Citadels, from the series 'Sanctuaries and Citadels'
signed with monogram (lower left); signed with monogram, dated and numbered 'N58 1925' and '602' (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas laid on board
11 3⁄4 x 15 7⁄8 in. (29.8 x 40.3 cm.)
Painted in 1925
Provenance
Roerich Museum, New York, 1925-1935.
Mr & Mrs Louis and Nettie Horch, New York, from 1935.
Acquired from the above by Dr and Mrs Carlos Giro, New York.
A gift from the above to the present owner in the 1980s.
Mr & Mrs Louis and Nettie Horch, New York, from 1935.
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
F. Grant et al., Roerich, Himalaya, A Monograph, New York, 1926, illustrated p. 88, listed p. 200.
Roerich Museum Catalogue, Eighth Edition, New York, 1930, illustrated p. 53 (incorrectly titled 'Tibetan Path. 1927'), listed p. 25, no. 583-608.
Roerich Museum Catalogue, Eighth Edition, New York, 1930, illustrated p. 53 (incorrectly titled 'Tibetan Path. 1927'), listed p. 25, no. 583-608.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Brought to you by
Margo Oganesian
Head of Department, Fabergé and Russian Works of Art
We are grateful to Gvido Trepša, Director of the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York for his assistance with cataloguing this work.