Lot 94
  • 94

Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich, 1874-1947

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich
  • the sharugon monastery, tibet
  • tempera on canvas laid on board
  • 30.5 by 38.5cm., 12 by 15in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by Louis Horch, chief financier and president of the first Nicholas Roerich Musuem, New York;
Thence by descent through the Horch family

Condition

The board appears sound. The paint usrface is a little dirty in places. Ther is some light abrasion to the corners. Examination under uv reveals no apparent retouching. held in a simple wooden frame and under glass. Unexamined out of frame,
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