A Russian oil painting on canvas depicting a mountain landscape after the original painting by Nicholas Roerich. Signed with monogram, lower left. Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh, better known as Nicholas Roerich, 1874 to 1947, was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher, and public figure. In his youth he was influenced by Russian Symbolism, a movement in Russian society centered on the spiritual. He was interested in hypnosis and other spiritual practices and his paintings are said to have hypnotic expression. Russian and Oriental Fine Art, Mountain Landscape Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.