Lot 10
  • 10

Nicholas Roerich

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Nicholas Roerich
  • Tarbagatai
  • titled Tarbagatai, dated 1928-29 and numbered N53 (on the reverse)
  • tempera on canvas mounted on board
  • 12 1/2 by 16 1/4 in.
  • 32 by 41.5 cm

Provenance

Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Manchester Gallery, New Mexico
Private Collection, Chile, 1966

Exhibited

New York, Roerich Museum (permanent collection) until 1935

Literature

Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, no. 969

Condition

Tempera on canvas mounted on board. The surface is dirty. There are areas of paint loss around edges and in corners. There are minor areas of paint loss abrasions in the mountains, including the center mountain and two spots to the right of center. The paint layer is thin in some areas but this could be original. There is some minor spotting in sky area. Under UV no pigments fluoresce. Held in a silver painted wood frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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