# Nicholas Roerich artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/nicholas-roerich/
Profile generated: 2026-08-19T19:37:21.024Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Russian
- Common media: Painting, Works on paper and prints

## Portrait

![Nicholas Roerich](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/N_Roerich.jpg)
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N_Roerich.jpg

## About Nicholas Roerich

Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947) was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher. Authority records identify him under several transliterated forms, including Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh and Nikolaj Rerih, an important consideration when matching catalogues and auction records. His output crosses visual art and intellectual activity rather than fitting neatly into a single professional role. Collectors encounter Roerich chiefly through paintings and works on paper, while auction data may also classify material under prints, editions, mixed media, sculpture and decorative art. The available institutional source pack confirms his identity, dates and occupations more securely than it documents a particular movement, named series or recurring subject, so those labels are deliberately omitted here. Appraisily's current index connects this researched identity with several hundred matched auction records, making careful name reconciliation essential when comparing lots. Individual objects still require examination of medium, date, authorship, condition, inscriptions and provenance.

## Common works and media

Auction records associated with Roerich are commonly organized under paintings and fine art, works on paper and prints. Appraisily's index also uses broader categories for sculpture and mixed media, decorative art and editions. These labels should be treated as search and comparison groupings rather than proof that an individual object is authentic or correctly attributed. For prints or other editioned material, edition details and inscriptions warrant separate review; for unique works, medium, support, dimensions, condition and documented authorship are central comparison points.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's current Nicholas Roerich snapshot contains 315 matched auction records, including 257 priced records, with observed sale dates from 1998 through 2026. Its reported median and range provide orientation, not a prediction for an individual object. A useful appraisal comparison should align medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition and attribution status as closely as possible. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, signatures, inscriptions and restoration can also affect how a lot is assessed. Reported totals may include buyer's premium or other fees, so results should be normalized before comparison. Private sales, incomplete feeds and later attribution changes can fall outside the public record.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched artist identity and authority links with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results are evidence for comparison, not a substitute for object-specific authentication, condition review or appraisal judgment.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208993
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/03285692X
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/roerich-nicholas-18741947
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500116907
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/14852765/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Roerich
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/nicholas-roerich/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N_Roerich.jpg