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Nicholas Roerich
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Nicholas Roerich
- Dream of the Orient, 1920
- signed with artist's monogram (lower left); bears various labels and inscriptions (on the reverse and the stretcher)
- tempera on canvas
- 20 by 30 in., 51 by 76.5 cm
Provenance
Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis
Sale: Sotheby's London, May 31, 2001, lot 107, illustrated
Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Kingor Galleries, The Nicholas Roerich Exhibition, December 1920-January 1921 (traveling exhibition, visiting the following locations among others)
Boston, Boston Art Club, February 1921
Buffalo, Albright Art Gallery, March 1921
Chicago, Art Institute, April-May 1921
St. Louis, City Art Museum, July 1921
San Francisco, Museum of Art, September-October 1921
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1922
New York, Nicholas Roerich Museum (permanent collection), 1923-1935
Boston, Boston Art Club, February 1921
Buffalo, Albright Art Gallery, March 1921
Chicago, Art Institute, April-May 1921
St. Louis, City Art Museum, July 1921
San Francisco, Museum of Art, September-October 1921
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1922
New York, Nicholas Roerich Museum (permanent collection), 1923-1935
Literature
C. Brinton, The Nicholas Roerich Exhibition, New York, 1921, no. 139
Corona Mundi International Art Center, Roerich, New York, 1924, pp. 148 and 198, illustrated
F. Grant et al., Roerich, Himalaya, A Monograph, New York, 1926, p. 43, illustrated
Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, p. 16
Y. Matochkin, Nicholas Roerich, Volume I, Samara, 2008, p. 204, no. 237, illustrated
Condition
This painting has probably never been exhibited outside of its glazed frame and as such, is in beautiful condition. The canvas is still on its original stretcher. There is one area in the lower left where the canvas is slightly dented, which could be straightened out. Elsewhere the canvas seems to be well stretched, although slightly wavy on the left side. The painting should continue to be exhibited behind glass and is otherwise in
perfect condition.
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."