Robber attacked the Roerich gallery in India - Форум по искусству и инвестициям в искусство

SergeiSK · 01-07-2009, 11:42

In the Indian town of Naggar was an attempted robbery of an art gallery, located in the former estate of the artist Nicholas Roerich and his family. It is reported by ITAR-TASS referring to the curator of the International Roerich Memorial Trust Alain Adamkovu.
The thieves managed to carry only a box for collecting donations, which were about two thousand rupees (around $ 42). However, if it were not chased away, the damage could be large, according to police.
Attempted robbery occurred on Sunday, June 28, when members of the house-muzya Roerich art gallery and went to a half-hour lunch break. When he returned, they saw the building of tourists. Those told that entered through an open door, and met a man in middle age. He pretended to museum staff and reminded them to wear shoe covers, and then disappeared.
In the collection galleries are 36 paintings of Nicholas Roerich (mainly Himalayan scenery), as well as 11 paintings of his son, Svyatoslav. Roerich arrived in India in 1920 during an expedition to Central Asia. In 1928, in Naggar they opened the Institute of Himalayan Research Urusvati. "
(Lenta.ru)

KaterinaMN · 07-07-2010, 20:55

Thank you. Just a couple of weeks ago was in Naggar.
But to be perfectly honest, though Naggar was specifically planned our journey, the gallery soon made a painful impression, nezhli liked.
But Roerich's house, which now show exclusively through glass windows, very warm and calm.

01-07-2009, 11:42	Original language: Russian #1
SergeiSK Гуру Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Russia, $ochi Posts: 5,666 Thanks: 1,397 Thanked 6,209 Times in 1,926 Posts Blog Entries: 4294967279 Reputation: 9995	Robber attacked the Roerich gallery in India In the Indian town of Naggar was an attempted robbery of an art gallery, located in the former estate of the artist Nicholas Roerich and his family. It is reported by ITAR-TASS referring to the curator of the International Roerich Memorial Trust Alain Adamkovu. The thieves managed to carry only a box for collecting donations, which were about two thousand rupees (around $ 42). However, if it were not chased away, the damage could be large, according to police. Attempted robbery occurred on Sunday, June 28, when members of the house-muzya Roerich art gallery and went to a half-hour lunch break. When he returned, they saw the building of tourists. Those told that entered through an open door, and met a man in middle age. He pretended to museum staff and reminded them to wear shoe covers, and then disappeared. In the collection galleries are 36 paintings of Nicholas Roerich (mainly Himalayan scenery), as well as 11 paintings of his son, Svyatoslav. Roerich arrived in India in 1920 during an expedition to Central Asia. In 1928, in Naggar they opened the Institute of Himalayan Research Urusvati. " (Lenta.ru) Attached Thumbnails

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Spaso House Takes Leonid Shishkin Gallery	SergeiSK	Exhibitions and events	0	14-06-2009 19:10
Buy Buy profitable art gallery in Kiev	ArtExpert	Buy	33	25-04-2009 07:36
Here, formed in my profile "Zverev gallery"	spigo	Art Kaleidoscope	3	22-04-2009 20:35
Treasury of the World. Jewelry Art of India in the era of the Mughal	Marina56	Exhibitions and events	0	20-02-2009 21:21
Contemporary Art India	ottenki_serogo	Contemporary Art all over the world	0	18-12-2008 22:05

07-07-2010, 20:55	Original language: Russian #2
KaterinaMN Пользователь Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Санкт-Петербург Posts: 95 Thanks: 160 Thanked 348 Times in 81 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 696	Thank you. Just a couple of weeks ago was in Naggar. But to be perfectly honest, though Naggar was specifically planned our journey, the gallery soon made a painful impression, nezhli liked. But Roerich's house, which now show exclusively through glass windows, very warm and calm.