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http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22586/lot/44/ Lot 44* £250,000 - 300,000 RUB 20,000,000 - 24,000,000 THE RUSSIAN SALE 14:00 BST LONDON, NEW BOND STREET Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich (Russian, 1874-1947) Himalayas, 1940 signed with artist's monogram (lower right); further titled, signed and numbered '53' (on verso) tempera on canvas 47.5 x 79cm (18 11/16 x 31 1/8in). unframed FOOTNOTES Provenance Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner directly from the artist, c. 1930
Himalayas was painted during the last decade of Nikolai Roerich's life, which he spent in his estate in Kullu, a Western Himalayan valley located in Himachal Pradesh. During this time (1938–1947) he created about fourteen hundred paintings, a staggering output that marks a distinct and productive stage in his career. The majority of works from this period are currently in museums in Russia and India; the rest are mostly in private collections in India. There, in 1979, Roerich's paintings were declared national "art treasures" and were therefore banned from export. The present lot is one of the very few paintings from this period in private hands outside India.
Nikolai Roerich is the only non-Indian of a total of nine artists whose works in India have been elevated to the highest status of national treasures. He is recognized unanimously as the unsurpassed "Master of Mountains," particularly regarding his beloved Himalaya. Roerich came to India in 1923 and spent his first year there painting Himalayan vistas that opened up from Darjeeling, as well as views from travels through Sikkim and Nepal. It was during this time that he found a renewed sense of creativity and artistic inspiration. For a philosopher and mystic, such as he was his whole life, the mountains were the best earthly counterparts to the shapes and sounds of the world's intangible subtleties. Their majestic forms helped him tell the story of his spiritual journey in terms that people from all walks of life could understand and connect to. In his own words: "Where can one find words with which to praise the Creator, after seeing the incomparable beauty of the Himalayas? ... Along the paths of the Guru, along the peaks of the Rishi, along the mountain paths of the pilgrims of the spirit, lies that treasure, which no torrents of rain can wear away, nor any lightning turn to ashes. He who walks towards the Good, is blessed on all paths."
The present work is a quintessential example of Roerich's Himalayan landscapes. He depicts his timeless surroundings as a place of extremes. On one hand, you have the strong, dark blue outlines in the foreground that indicate a harsh, forbidding landscape. On the other, the mountain peaks in the background are treated with such lightness and delicacy that they seem almost to disappear into the sky above. The rich, nuanced range of blue tones exemplifies his intimate knowledge of how light transforms the mountain landscape. He is able to capture the moment when the pale dawn touches the rough rock faces and brings them to life. The present work constitutes a rare masterpiece by Roerich from the final period of his creative life.
The verso of the painting bears the markings of the artist characteristic for this period. The title Himalayas and the signature are indisputably in his own hand. The number 53 enclosed in the double triangle corresponds to the list of his paintings for the year 1940. The numbers 11 and 25 most likely refer to the catalogue numbers of the exhibitions in India to which this painting was sent during the period between 1940 and 1947.
We are grateful to Gvido Trepša, Senior Researcher at the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York, for his assistance in researching the present lot and for providing this note.
http://www.saffronart.com/auctions/PostWork.aspx?l=24916 Lot 49 of 80 EVENING SALE | LIVE AUCTION, NEW DELHI 21 SEPTEMBER 2017 Estimate Rs 1,20,00,000 - 1,80,00,000 $190,480 - 285,715 Winning Bid Rs 4,80,00,000 $761,905 (Inclusive of Buyer's Premium) ARTWORK DETAILS Nicholas Roerich Himalayas Signed in Russian with artist's monogram (lower right); signed 'N. Roerich' and inscribed 'Himalayas/ 53' (on the reverse) 1940 Tempera on canvas 18.25 x 30.75 in (46.4 x 78 cm) NON-EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist, Indore Thence by descent Property of a Lady, India Category: Painting Style: Landscape
https://astaguru.com/Upcoming/UpcomingDetails?productid=5699&page=0 Modern Indian Art December 19 - 20, 2020 NICHOLAS ROERICH Himalayas Lot No 20 Medium Tempera on canvas Year 1940 Size 18.25 x 30.75 in. Estimate Rs. 5,00,00,000 - 7,00,00,000 OPENING BID ₹ 4,50,00,000 CURRENT BID ₹ 4,50,00,000 Bid History (No of Bids - 0) Bought In ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Signed : Bottom Right & Dated : Verso This lot is a National Art Treasure - Non Exportable Item (payment only in Indian rupees) Provenance : Property from an eminent collection based in Delhi. Artwork was acquired by the present owner from Saffronart. |
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