Lost picture of Svetoslav Roerich returned to the museum
 

In the ICR was a portrait of Helena Roerich ...

This portrait was of her son - Svetoslav Roerich . Painting expecting their second birthday , almost 70 years .
After a complex restoration work , returning from almost nowhere , it's amazing paintings by him before the audience . About the work of the master , few knew, but specialists in restoration , painstakingly resurrected almost lost canvas .

The history of this portrait is as follows: in the period leading up to the administration legacy of the Roerich family from India in the back room studio of the artist among the " unnecessary " work among the scraps of canvas, used brushes , and empty tubes of paint was found badly damaged portrait of Helena . She carefully packed it suffered from the damp work and , despite its hopelessly poor state , has brought home .