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Nicholas Roerich
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Nicholas Roerich was born in St Petersburg in 1874. He was more than an artist – he was also a writer, humanist and philosopher. Scandinavian by descent, he received his training at the Academy of Art in St Petersburg. He went to Paris in 1900 but remained mostly in St Petersburg until 1916 when he went to Finland due to ill health. He lived in America between 1920-23. Despite his deep interest in India and its culture, he came to India only in...
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Nicholas Roerich was born in St Petersburg in 1874. He was more than an artist – he was also a writer, humanist and philosopher. Scandinavian by descent, he received his training at the Academy of Art in St Petersburg. He went to Paris in 1900 but remained mostly in St Petersburg until 1916 when he went to Finland due to ill health. He lived in America between 1920-23. Despite his deep interest in India and its culture, he came to India only in 1923. He arrived in Darjeeling from where he left on an expedition to India, Siberia, Mongolia and Tibet for the next five years. He settled in the Kulu valley in the western Himalayas in 1928 where he lived with his family. He lived and worked there till his death in 1947. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929. His work is a part of Museums and Art Galleries all over the world.
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Born
1874
Died
1947
Education
1893-97 Arts & Law Faculty,
St.Petersburgh University *
1897-98 Art Education,Paris *
1924 Expedition to Sikkim & Bhutan *
1925 -28 Central Asia Expedition *
Exhibitions
2017 Nicholas Roerich: In Search of the Mystic World, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
1996 |Ex.,|'Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings', Sotheby's Auction|London *
1920 -23 |Ex.,|Ex.s|USA *
1902 -4|Ex.,|| St. Petersburgh & Moscow *
2017 Nicholas Roerich: In Search of the Mystic World, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
1996 |Ex.,|'Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings', Sotheby's Auction|London *
1920 -23 |Ex.,|Ex.s|USA *
1902 -4|Ex.,|| St. Petersburgh & Moscow *
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A Distant View of India: Books, Maps, Prints and Photographs from the 17th to 20th Century
6-7 August 2025
Himalaya [Limied ...
Nicholas Roerich, Himalaya, New...
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