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Ladak
Details
NICHOLAS ROERICH (1874-1947)
Ladak
signed with artist's monogram (lower right) and titled, dated and signed 'LADAK - 1940 N. ROERICH' (lower centre on mount); further titled, dated and initialed '"Ladak" 1940. N.R.' (on the reverse)
pencil and colour pencil on paper laid on paper
3½ x 5½ in. (8.9 x 14 cm.)
Executed in 1940
Ladak
signed with artist's monogram (lower right) and titled, dated and signed 'LADAK - 1940 N. ROERICH' (lower centre on mount); further titled, dated and initialed '"Ladak" 1940. N.R.' (on the reverse)
pencil and colour pencil on paper laid on paper
3½ x 5½ in. (8.9 x 14 cm.)
Executed in 1940
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
The collection of K.P. Padmanabhan Tampy, Trivandrum
Private collection, Kerala
Acquired from the above, circa early 1990s
The collection of K.P. Padmanabhan Tampy, Trivandrum
Private collection, Kerala
Acquired from the above, circa early 1990s
Literature
Catalogue of Paintings in K.P. Padmanabhan Tampy's Collection, Trivandrum, 1955 (listed, not paginated)
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