Tempera and drawing will be sold October 27, 2018 in Moscow on Gogol Boulevard, 29. Bidding will start at 14:00

Picture of Nicholas Roerich "Monastery in the mountains" (3 000 000-3 500 000) and figure Svetoslav Roerich's "Portrait of Nicholas Roerich" (estimated 150 000-200 000) will be top-лотами "auction of Russian and Western European art" the house "Russian enamel".

the Works come from the collection of the orientalist Heinrich Pavlovich Popov (1931-2017). In 1973-1978 he was the Director of the State Museum of Oriental art. In 1976, he convinced Vice-президента Museum of N. K. Roerich in new-Йорке Catherine Campbell-Стиббе to submit to our Museum of Oriental art paintings of the Himalayan Roerich cycle and a collection of decorative-прикладного of art, previously belonged to the Roerich family, — a total of 500 exhibits.

Nicholas Roerich — artist, writer and philosopher, one of the most prominent figures of Russian symbolism and art Nouveau. He was born in St. Petersburg in 1874 into the family of a notary. In 1893 he entered the St. Petersburg University, where he studied at the law faculty, and simultaneously in the Academy of fine arts, where he worked in the workshop of A. Kuindzhi, which had a big influence on him. Before the revolution, Nikolai Roerich lived mainly in St. Petersburg, traveled a lot. He was a member of the Association "World of art". At the turn of the century studied Slavic and Finno-финских antiquities; has published several archaeological reports on the excavations. Since 1918 he lived abroad. In 1920 he moved to USA and founded together with his wife E. I. Shaposhnikova "Society Agni-Йоги" to spread the teachings of the "Living Ethics" designed to morally improve humanity on the basis of ancient religions, especially Buddhism and modern theosophy. Nicholas Roerich died in Kullu on 13 December 1947. In 1924 in new-Йорке opened the Nicholas Roerich Museum.

Svyatoslav Nikolaevich Roerich became famous as a portrait painter. In 1926, he won the Grand-при at the exhibition in Philadelphia. Thorough knowledge of fine art and brilliant organizational skills have advanced young Roerich for the posts of Director of the International Cultural Centre "Corona Mundi" ("Crown of Peace") and Vice-президента Museum of N. K. Roerich in new-Йорке. Under the leadership of Svyatoslav Roerich was held the international exhibition and competitions, improving connections between museums of America, Europe, Asia, exchange, and attribution of works of art. The artist was active in social activities associated with the preparation for the adoption of the Roerich Pact and banner of Peace (protection of cultural property in time of war).

Auction "Russian enamel" will be held next week, on Saturday, October 27, 2018.

Source: the information of the auction house "Russian enamel"