The Art of Nicholas Roerich

(Nikolai Rerikh)

(1874 - 1947)

Roerich the Painter

- What he painted

- Underlying philosophies- Why

- How he executed his work

• Stone Age Art - 1897

• Theatre Set Drawings - 1907

• Himalayan Period - 1924

Broad Catagories of Roerich’s Art

Stone Age Art

1897(Historical or Folk)

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

Building the Ships – 1903Oil on canvas, 42 ½ x 36

The Idols – 1901Gouche on Board 191/4 x 22 1x1/4

Monastery of the Resurrection

Field Study, Uglich - 1904

Theatre Set Drawings

1907

Polovtsian Camp – 1905

Borodin’s opera Prince Igor

 For Ostrovsky's play Snegurochka, 1912

Tempera on cardboard. 56 x 70 cm

Rite of Spring - 1913

Kiss to the Earth – Stravinsky’s ballet,

Le Sacre du Printemps - 1912

Himalayan Period

1924

Banners of the East

En-no-Gyoja, friend of the Travellers (Japan). 1925

Banner of the East Series

The Range. From “Himalayan” series. 1924 Tempera on canvas mounted on cardboard. 30.5

x 40.5 cm.

She Who Leads. From “His Country” series. 1924

 Tempera on canvas. 89 x 116.5 cm.

Drops of Life. From “Sikkim” series. 1924

Tempera on canvas. 74 x 117.5 cm.

Maitreya, the Conqueror. From “Maitreya” suite. 1926

 Tempera on canvas. 73 x 101 cm.

Nicholas Roerich June–October, 1928 Darjeeling,India