The Art of Nicholas Roerich (Nikolai Rerikh) (1874 - 1947)

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The Art of Nicholas Roerich(Nikolai Rerikh)
(1874 - 1947)
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Roerich the Painter

• - What he painted
• - Underlying philosophies- Why
• - How he executed his work

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Broad Catagories of Roerichs Art

• Stone Age Art - 1897
• Theatre Set Drawings - 1907
• Himalayan Period - 1924

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• Stone Age Art
• 1897
• (Historical or Folk)

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• Overseas Guests A Folk Painting 1901
• Oil on Canvas 331/2 x 44 1/4

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Building the Ships 1903Oil on canvas, 42 ½ x 36
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The Idols 1901Gouche on Board 191/4 x 22 1x1/4
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Monastery of the Resurrection Field Study,
Uglich - 1904
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• Theatre Set Drawings
• 1907

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Polovtsian Camp 1905Borodins opera Prince
Igor
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 For Ostrovsky's play Snegurochka, 1912Tempera
on cardboard. 56 x 70 cm
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Rite of Spring - 1913
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Kiss to the Earth Stravinskys ballet, Le
Sacre du Printemps - 1912
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• Himalayan Period
• 1924
• Banners of the East

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En-no-Gyoja, friend of the Travellers (Japan).
1925Banner of the East Series
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The Range. From Himalayan series. 1924 Tempera
on canvas mounted on cardboard. 30.5 x 40.5 cm.
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She Who Leads. From His Country series.
1924 Tempera on canvas. 89 x 116.5 cm.
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Drops of Life. From Sikkim series.
1924Tempera on canvas. 74 x 117.5 cm.
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Maitreya, the Conqueror. From Maitreya suite.
1926  Tempera on canvas. 73 x 101 cm.
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Nicholas Roerich JuneOctober, 1928
Darjeeling,India