Himalayas 1940

Nicholas Roerich painted ‘Himalayas’ with tempera on canvas, and it's a trip. Just imagine him, standing before the canvas, lost in thought, maybe even a bit daunted by the mountains' grandeur. The blues are layered, almost like the geological strata of the mountains themselves. It's not just about representation, right? It's like Roerich is trying to capture the very essence of the Himalayas, the feeling of standing in their shadow, the almost spiritual quality they possess. The tempera is thin, washy even, allowing the canvas to peek through. But it’s precisely this that gives the painting its ethereal quality. It's like he’s reaching for something beyond the visible, hinting at the sublime, the ineffable. Each brushstroke feels like a meditation, a quiet exploration of form and color, like he’s communicating not just what he sees, but what he feels. I think this is a dialogue across time, a painter responding to a painter, trying to find a connection through the act of creation.