Menhirs in Himalayas

Artist/Maker Nicholas Roerich (Russian, 1874–1947)

Date1932

MediumTempera on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 24 × 38 in. (61 × 96.5 cm)
Frame: 25 1/8 × 39 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (63.8 × 99.4 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Archaeological Institute of America

Object number1975.18

Status

Not on view

CopyrightPublic DomainProvenanceNicholas Roerich [1874-1947]; by gift 1931-32 to Ralph Van Deman Magoffin [1874-1942]; by gift 1932 to the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH, via the Archaelogical Institute of America¹; accessioned 1975. ¹Raph V. D. Magoffin was President of the Arch. Inst. of America in 1931-32.Exhibition History

The Modern Landscape

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 4, 2007 - June 29, 2008 )

Religion, Ritual, and Performance in Modern and Contemporary Art

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 28, 2012 - May 26, 2013 )

Collections

Modern & Contemporary

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