Tibet. Himalayas. 1933

Nicholas Roerich gave us this painting of the Himalayas, but exactly when is a bit of a mystery. Just look at those long strokes of blue and white, swirling together to conjure the formidable mountain range. Roerich lays down the paint in smooth planes, building a powerful visual architecture. I can almost feel the biting wind and the sheer magnitude of the landscape. I wonder what Roerich was thinking as he painted. Perhaps he was captivated by the spiritual aura of Tibet, those geometric houses stacked on top of each other. The precision and simplification remind me a little of early modernist landscape painting. He definitely knew his art history! Artists like Roerich tap into something timeless, sparking our imaginations and deepening our connection to the world. We're all in this ongoing conversation across time, constantly inspiring each other to see things anew.