NICHOLAS ROERICH – PERSONALITIES OF HP


Born in St. Petersburg in Russia on 9″ oct 1874.
✓He travelled Russia, Europe, central Asia, Mongolia, Tibet, China , Japan and India.
✓In 1928, at the age of 54 he came face to face with Himalayas.
✓ He was so much enthralled by the beauty of the Himalayas that the last two decades of his life, he spent in kullu valley.
✓He emerged as immortal painter.
There is hardly any museum or art gallery in any big city in India, America and Europe where there does not exist paintings of Roerich.
In 1929, in America 22 story building was erected in his honor, where his paintings were housed.
He had painted 7000 canvases on Himalayas
✓He established master institute of united arts and international arts centre.
There is an art gallery devoted to Roerich in Naggar.
His Famous Paintings:
A) Drop of life.
B) Pearls of striving.
C) Sigh of Maitreya.
D) Banners of the east.
E) Tibetan strongholds.

Buddha- The Winner

His painting on War:
A) The Last Angel.
B) Ominous Signs.
C) Human Deeds.
D) Doomed City.
E) The Lurid Glare.
F) The city of Serpents.

Saint Sergius

Paintings on religion:
A) Saint Sergius.
B) Santa Protectrix.
C) Saintly Ghost.
D) Buddha – The Winner.
E) Sri Krishan.
F) Kalki Avatara.

Drop of life

Published Works:
A) Altai Himalayas.
B) The Abode of Light.
C) Himavat.