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Castles of Gessar Khan
Details
Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)
Castles of Gessar Khan
signed with artist's monogram (lower right); inscribed in pencil in Russian with title, dated, and numbered, 'N. 2, 1928-1929' (on the reverse)
gouache on board
8¼ x 10¾ in. (21 x 27.3 cm.)
Painted in Tibet in 1928
Castles of Gessar Khan
signed with artist's monogram (lower right); inscribed in pencil in Russian with title, dated, and numbered, 'N. 2, 1928-1929' (on the reverse)
gouache on board
8¼ x 10¾ in. (21 x 27.3 cm.)
Painted in Tibet in 1928
Provenance
Roerich, Museum, New York.
Louis and Nettie Horch.
Sponder Collection.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 24 October 2002, lot 28.
Anonymous sale, Tajan, Paris, 26 June 2003, lot 104.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Louis and Nettie Horch.
Sponder Collection.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 24 October 2002, lot 28.
Anonymous sale, Tajan, Paris, 26 June 2003, lot 104.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
Roerich Museum catalogue, New York, 1930, numbered between 917-926.
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Further details
We are grateful to Gvido Trepša, Senior Researcher at the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York for his assistance in cataloguing this work.
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