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SALE 8400
Russian Works of Art, Paintings and Faberge
New York, Park Avenue
18 April 1996
LOT 15
Price realised
USD 10,925
Estimate
USD 6,000 - USD 9,000
NIKOLAI KONSTANTINOVITCH ROERICH (1874-1947)
A MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE
Signed with monogram lower left, the reverse inscribed in Russian "Finlandia" and in Finnish, "Suomi"--oil on board, framed
24½ x 29½in. (62.2 x 75cm.)
Lot Notes
The following two lots were painted in Finland by Roerich duing his period of exile after the Revolution. The bright colors and picturesque scenery of the Finnish countryside give no hint of the artist's longing for his homeland, but hidden within the crags of the rocks are the faces of the Bogatyry, the semi-legendary warriors of ancient Rus', whose presence betrays his feelings associated with his exile.