Lot 42
  • 42

Nicholas Roerich

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Nicholas Roerich
  • New Moon from the series HIMALAYAN, 1924
  • dated 1924, numbered 48 and variously inscribed (on the reverse)

  • tempera on canvas laid down on board
  • 11 by 15 in.
  • 28 by 38 cm

Provenance

Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa 1977

Exhibited

New York, Nicholas Roerich Museum (permanent collection), 1924-1935

Literature

F. Grant et al., Roerich, Himalaya, A Monograph. New York, 1926, p. 200 and p. 169, illustrated
Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, no. 500

Condition

Tempera on canvas laid down on board. The surface is slightly dirty. There is very minor paint loss around the edges and in the corners. The paint layer is thin in some areas on the surface, but this could be original. There is very minor paint loss in the mountain to the left lower edge. The painting is in overall fine condition. Under UV no pigments fluoresce. Held in an original Roerich Museum frame and under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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