Lot 15: AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF SKETCHES AND SKETCHBOOKS BY SVETOSLAV ROERICH

AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF SKETCHES AND SKETCHBOOKS BY SVETOSLAV ROERICH, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL EPHEMERA

Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent

One journal with writings and sketches, ink and pencil on paper, 96 pages (some pages loose), 9 1/2 by 7 1/2 in.; One sketchbook with 6 sketches, pencil on paper, 12 1/4 by 9 in.; Sketch of a Woman in an Oriental Robe, pencil on paper, 4 3/4 by 5 1/2 in.; Sketch of Nicholas Roerich and Three Other Figures, pencil on paper, 11 by 8 1/2 in.; Sketch of Katherine Campbell, pencil on paper, 12 by 8 1/2 in.; Sketch of Sina Lichtmann (later Fosdick), pencil on paper, 6 1/4 by 4 in.; The Voice of Silence from the Book of the Golden Precepts, translated and annotated by "H.P.B.," New York, Theosophical Publishing Co., 107 pages, with sketches and notes by Sviatoslav Roerich in the front and back end pages and the margins throughout; "The Roerichs: Prisoners of Intrigue" article from India Today, 31 August, 1992; newspaper clippings (2) regarding S. Roerich's wedding and S. Roerich's death; Photocopied excerpt from book Svetoslav Roerich by S. Tyulyaev, Isobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo Publishers, Moscow, 1977, 17 pages; Schedule of Property transferred by S. Roerich to the Roerich Museum, on Roerich Museum letterhead and signed by S. Roerich and Louis Horch, 1 May, 1931, 11 1/2 by 9 in.; Photocopies of receipts for Nettie Horch for purchases of N. Roerich paintings from S. Roerich; 2 photocopies of a bank check from Louis Horch to S. Roerich; Receipt and bank check for Louis Horch from Cartier for purchase of necklace; List of paintings by Svetoslav Roerich; Photocopy of letter from S. Roerich, on Roerich Museum letterhead; Photocopy of letter from Catherine Campbell to S. Roerich; Photocopy of Postal Telegraphs between S. Roerich and Natacha Rambova, 1931, Paris; 2 separate notes handwritten by S. Roerich in pencil on paper titled "Test for Sugar in Urine No. I" and "Test for Sugar in Urine No. II," 11 by 8 1/2 in.; 3 photocopies of letters from Katherine Campbell to S. Roerich; 16 color reproductions on postcards of S. Roerich paintings, each 6 by 8 1/2 in.; Exhibition Catalogue: Paintings of India by S. Roerich, April-May, Argent Galleries, with introduction by Christian Brinton, 9 1/2 by 6 1/4 in.; Exhibition Catalogue: Svetoslav Roerich, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, 1960, 9 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.; Program for "Dancing Festival" at Harbor Hill, Roslyn, Long Island, 3 July 1922, program cover designed by S. Roerich, program directed by S. Roerich, 8 pages, 10 1/2 by 8 in.; Certificate for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, confirming that S. Roerich won the silver medal for painting, 1926, 21 by 26 1/2 in.