If a man loves his native land, he will do his utmost to bring into play all his achievements, no matter what part of the globe he may find himself in.

Nikolai Roerich

Roerich with Sacred CasketLouvre, Paris

Biographical outline1874—born in Saint Petersburg, Russia1897—recieves official title of painter for his picture The Messenger1900—completes his artistic education in Paris, France1903—travels across Russia visiting Russian old settlements1909—exhibits his works in London, Paris, Saint Petersburg and Moscow1916—moves to Finland with his family1919—meets Rabindranath Tagore in London1924—leads expeditions to Sikkim and Bhutan1928—settles in Kulu, India1934—travels to Manchuria and China1941—President of the American-Russian Cultural Association1947—died on December 13

Zvenigorod. 1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Signs of Christ, 1924. Private collection, Moscow

Roerich in Tibetan Robe. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

Roerich with Guga Chohan. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

Pink mountains, 1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Himalayas, 1946. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

Higher Than the Mountains, 1924. Bolling Collection, Naples, Florida

Hill of the Tara, 1932.

Milarepa the Listener, 1924. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

Great Spirit of the Himalayas, 1934. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Sign of Maitreya, 1926. Private collection, Moscow

Yuen Kang, 1937. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

Sacred Himalayas, Holy mountains 1933. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow 

Nagarjuna, Conqueror of the Serpent,1926. Bolling Collection, Naples, Florida

Command of The Teacher, 1947. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

Treasure of the World – Chintamani, 1924. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Ashram, Ashram Series 1931. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Command of Rigden Djapo, 1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

Treasure of the Mountains,1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

Tibetan Lama, 1927.

Lama, 1941. State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

Tidings of the Eagle,1927.Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Lotus, 1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Padma Sambhava,1924. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Iskander and the Hermit, 1938. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

En-no-Gyoja, Friend of the Travelers, 1924. Bolling Collection, Naples, Florida

Bhagavan, 1931. State Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia

Krishna, 1946. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Krishna--Spring in Kulu, 1930. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

Tsong-Kha-Pa. Drawing, 1924. State Museum of Art, Riga

Mother of the World,1924. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

Song of the Waterfall,1937. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

The Teacher

Tibet. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

Great Wall, 1936. International Centre of the Roerichs, Moscow

Hermit (Mysterious Old Man) 1941. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

Silvery Realm, 1938. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

Philosopher – Silence, 1940. Museum of Oriental Art,

The Path, 1936. The State Museum of Art, Riga

His Blue is the Blue of the Northern TwilightHis Green is the Green of the Sea-grassHis Red is the Red of Pagan watch-fires

And his Flame—from ByzantineChristian Brinton

SourcesNicholas Roerich Museum, New York, NY. http://www.roerich.org/

University of Oregon Libraries http://libweb.uoregon.edu/

Prepared by Heghine Hakobyan, Slavic Librarian04/08/2008