Waiting 1917

nicholasroerich

allegories

abstract painting

symbol

painted

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

mountain

paint stroke

painting painterly

watercolor

fine art portrait

"Waiting" (1917) by Nicholas Roerich, a prominent Russian painter, is a landscape painting characterized by its minimalist composition and a sense of solitude. The work portrays a solitary figure seated in a stark, icy landscape. The figure, dressed in dark clothes, is dwarfed by the vastness of the frozen terrain. The image’s cool palette, featuring shades of blue and white, adds to the painting's atmospheric and contemplative quality.