Rating and value of paintings by Nicolas Roerich

If you own a Nicolas Roerich work, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Thereafter, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of Nicolas Roerich's works  

Nicholas Roerich's works are highly prized items at auction. They are collected by bidders of all nationalities. Now, prices for these objects can rise considerably under the auctioneer's hammer. Oils on canvas are particularly popular, with buyers from all over the world. The price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €30 to €8,217,720, at the moment, a substantial gap but one that says a lot about the value that can be attributed to these works. In 2013, his oil on canvas Madonna Laboris, dating from 1931 sold for €8,217,720, while it was estimated at between €936,960 and €1,405,440.

Order of value from a single work to the most prestigious

Style and technique by artist Nicolas Roerich   

Nicholas Roerich's creations are steeped in symbolism. He draws his inspiration from multiple references, and mostly depicts mountain landscapes. He has produced a few drawings and few prints; most of his works are sculptures.

Nicolas Roerich, twentieth-century Russian symbolist

Nicolas Konstantinov Roerich is a Russian artist born in Saint Petersburg in 1874.

He first studied law, but also philosophy and archaeology, then art history. Deciding to become a painter, he trained in Paris in the techniques of drawing and oil on canvas with Fernand Cormon. Parallel to this production, he also created ballet sets, and mosaics for the Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God.

In 1920, he and his wife moved to New York, where they settled and joined theosophical circles. They left the city a few years later for an expedition to Asia. They visited many countries, his most famous paintings depicting the Himalayas dating from this period.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929 and died in 1947 in India. 

The success of Nicolas Roerich's works at auction  

The inventiveness of Roerich and the exceptional quality of his works make him an essential draughtsman and painter of twentieth-century Symbolist art. His use of violet hues to capture the atmosphere of Tibet and the Himalayan mountains makes his canvases particularly unique and prized.

The auction market itself plays a role. It offers a competitive setting where collectors and art enthusiasts can vie to acquire unique pieces. This can lead to overbidding and push prices higher, contributing to the success of Roerich's works.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Roerich doesn't always sign his works. Here's an example of his signature on the work above.

To find out the value of a Nicolas Roerich work of art  

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