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RUSSIAN ART
22 APRIL 2009 | 10:00 AM EDT
NEW YORK
41
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD
LOT SOLD. 80,500 USD
Nicholas Roerich
1874-1947
RUSSIAN
ROCKS OF THE BUDDHIST CAVES
dated 1928 and numbered N72 (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas laid down on board
9 by 14 in.
23 by 36 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent
EXHIBITED
New York, Nicholas Roerich Museum (permanent collection), 1929-1935
LITERATURE
Roerich Museum Catalogue, New York, 1930, no. 899