The Visionary Art of Nicholas Roerich

“Roerich’s vision is a pantheistic hymn to a union of man and nature.” * Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times * “Roerich’s mountains are not those of madness but of a kind of super-sanity and clarity. They convey the transcendental air of the rooftop of the world—thin, bracing, animating—and the sharpness of vision of an artist in his element. Readers unfamiliar with Roerich’s work should be prepared for a trek through the Himalayas of the mind. Those who know it may agree that if Dostoyevsky was right, and beauty will save the world, Roerich has certainly made a substantial contribution to that effort.” * From the Foreword by Gary Lachman, author of The Return of Holy Russia * “Nicholas Roerich’s wide diversity of talents would have made him a unique individual in any era. Trained not only as an artist but also as a lawyer, he wrote extensively on legal matters, the arts, ethics, and their links to a more general law of the universe. He was convinced that the evolution of culture depended on a synthesis of knowledge from all fields of human endeavor. His belief in the fundamental unity of all cultures and civilizations led him to a profound study of Eastern culture and philosophy.” * From the Preface by Edgar Lansbury, president of the Nicholas Roerich Museum * “The original force of Roerich’s work consists in a masterly and marked symmetry and a definite rhythm, like the melody of an epic song.” * Nina Selivanova, author of The World of Roerich * “Roerich learned things ignored by other men; perceived relations between seemingly isolated phenomena and unconsciously felt the presence of an unknown treasure.” * Garabed Paelian, author of Nicholas Roerich *