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6. ROERICH, NICHOLAS (1874-1947)

Pemayangtse. From the Himalayan Series, signed, numbered and dated in artist's hand on the reverse: "N.R. / 70 / 1924"; numbered "522" .

Tempera on board, 30 by 40 cm.
80,000-120,000 GBP

In the original frame.

Provenance: Roerich Museum, New York, 1924–1935.
Louis and Nettie Horch, New York, then by descent, 1935–1996.
The Russian Sale, Sotheby’s London, 17 July 1996, lot 171.

Acquired at the above auction by the present owner.
Private collection, UK.

Exhibited: Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York (permanent collection), 1924-1935 (see ill.1, bottom row, second from the right).

Literature: List of Nicholas Roerich Paintings, 1917–1924, Autograph, Nicholas Roerich Museum Archive, New York, listed as no. 70 in the year 1924, Pemaionchi.
F. Grant et al, Roerich. Himalaya. A Monograph, New York, Brentano Publ., 1926, listed on p. 206 as no. 522, Pemaionchi.
Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, listed as no. 522, Pemayangtse.


We are grateful to Gvido Trepsa, Director of the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York, for his assistance with cataloguing this work.




This lot is located in the UK.


Verso of the present lot
Illustration 1

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