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Stupa, from the series Himalayas
Details
Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)
Stupa, from the series Himalayas
numbered '521' (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas laid down on board
11½ x 16 in. (29.8 x 40.3 cm.)
Painted in 1924
Stupa, from the series Himalayas
numbered '521' (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas laid down on board
11½ x 16 in. (29.8 x 40.3 cm.)
Painted in 1924
Provenance
Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York, 1923-1935.
Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York, 1935.
Ralph Harris Houston.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1955.
Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York, 1935.
Ralph Harris Houston.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1955.
Literature
List of Nicholas Roerich Paintings, 1917-1924, Nicholas Roerich Museum Archive, New York, no. 69.
F. Grant et al, Roerich, Himalaya, New York, 1926, p. 200, illustrated p. 45.
Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, p. 23, no. 521.
F. Grant et al, Roerich, Himalaya, New York, 1926, p. 200, illustrated p. 45.
Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, p. 23, no. 521.
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