Hidden Treasure 1947

"Hidden Treasure" (1947) by Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) is a striking landscape painting, featuring a lone figure in a canoe on a still, reflective lake. The mountains in the background are depicted in bold, stylized forms, rendered in shades of blue, green, and purple, with a fiery red sky peeking through the peaks. The painting’s dramatic use of color and light, as well as the symbolic nature of the lone figure in the boat, make it a compelling example of Roerich's signature style, which blends elements of Symbolism, Art Deco, and Russian avant-garde. Today, the work is housed at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow, Russia.