(ROERICH, NICHOLAS).

Николай Рерих. Альбом Репродукций. [Nikolay Rerikh. Al'bom Reproduktsiy].
[Nicholas Roerich - Album of Reproductions].

Москва. [Moscow]. Издание Главного Управления Гознака. [Izdanie Glavnogo Upravleniya Goznaka]. 1970. Stock ID #173510

Complete set of 42 mounted plates with a 10pp booklet loosely inserted in a green cloth covered portfolio. Title and descriptive text in Russian on reverse of each print. A prior owner has loosely inserted six black and white photocopies of Roerich's work mounted on blue card, an English translation of the Russian language booklet and the titles of the prints in the portfolio, and a photocopy of a biographical essay, also in English, issued by the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York for the 90th anniversary of his birth.

Portfolio measures: 35.5 x 27cm.
Colour plates vary between 16.8 x 26.6cm & 19.7 x 26.5cm. Each is mounted onto card measuring 26 x 34cm. Booklet measures: 34 x 26cm.
Black and white photocopied prints vary between 12.3 x 14.6cm & 23.5 x 16.4cm. Mounts measure 23.3 x 29.3cm.

One colour plate has a mild diagonal crease otherwise all in very good condition, some mounts little marked at upper edge, booklet little browned at edges, album little worn along joints, cloth faded on spine and marked in a few places, overall an interesting collection with beautiful images.

A collection of reproductions of some of Nicholas Roerich's most famous artworks, including, but not limited to: 'Overseas Guests'; 'The Will of Heaven'; 'Panteleimon the Healer'; 'Three Joys'; 'Maitreia the Victor'; 'The Sign of Future'; 'The Stronghold of Walls'; 'Guga-Chokhan'; 'Tibet, Mountain Monastery'; 'Yurts, Mongolia'; and 'Himalayas'.

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Price: $350.00 AU

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