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Lot 177
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Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich
  • Tangla
  • dated 1928 and inscribed 53 on the reverse

  • tempera on board
  • 14 by 32cm, 5 5/8 by 12 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York
Louis and Nettie Horch, New York, 1935
Private Collection, United States, 1970s

Exhibited

New York, Nicholas Roerich Museum (permanent collection), 1928-1935

Literature

Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, no. 882

Condition

The board is slightly warped and there is wear to the edges and corners, with a small loss lower right. There are small spots of media staining in the middle left and the paint surface is slightly dirty. Held in a wooden frame and under glass.
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