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15 APRIL 2008 - 16 APRIL 2008 | 10:00 AM EDT
NEW YORK
RUSSIAN ART
86
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 USD
LOT SOLD. 373,000 USD
Nicholas Roerich
1874-1947
RUSSIAN
NOT GONE YET
labeled Not Gone Yet, no. 22 and no. 38, and stamped Property of Nicholas Roerich Paintings and Art Collections, Inc. (on the reverse)
tempera on panel
15 3/4 by 31 1/4 in.
40 by 79.5 cm
We would like to thank Gvido Trepša, Senior Researcher, Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York, for providing additional catalogue information.
EXHIBITED
Stockholm, Gummesons Konsthall, In Rörich Separatutstallning, November 1918, no. 80
Helsinki, Salon Strindberg Konstutstallning no 71, Nicholas Roerich, 1919, no. 38
Worthing, The Public Art Gallery, Nicolas Roerich. Spells of Russia, 1920, no. 75
London, The Goupil Gallery, Nicolas Roerich. Spells of Russia, 1920, no. 2
Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Museum, The Nicholas Roerich Exhibition, 1920-1922, no. 38
LITERATURE
Gummesons Konsthall, In Rörich Separatutstallning, November 1918, no. 80
Henry Schou, Ovenlyssalen, Bredgade 34, Rörich, Maleriudstilling, January, circa 1918, no. 80
Salon Strindberg, Konstutstallning no 71, Nicholas Roerich, 1919, no. 38
The Public Art Gallery, Nicolas Roerich. Spells of Russia, 1920, no. 75
The Goupil Gallery, Nicolas Roerich. Spells of Russia, 1920, no. 2
Christian Brinton, The Nicholas Roerich Exhibition, New York, 1921, no. 38
Corona Mundi International Art Center, Roerich, 1924, pl. 36, illustrated
F. Grant et al., Paintings by Nicholas Roerich: Complete List of the Works of Nicholas Roerich, New York, 1926, p. 196
Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, no. 38
CATALOGUE NOTE
The present composition evokes a desire for change that has not yet materialized. The old world, symbolized by the frozen land and the two bygone figures at left, is on the verge of transformation. The picture calls forth the conflicted feelings of the artist, who is about to become a world-wanderer, leaving a Russia that will soon be torn apart by revolution. The muted, neutral colors of the sky and figures suggest a past that is soon to be left behind, while the clear, bright blues and brilliant red sails awaken a hope for the future.
This painting is number 85 in the listing of paintings from 1917 to 1924 in the Roerich Museum archives.
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