The artwork, titled “Laplandian Castle,” was created by Nicholas Roerich in 1918. Rendered using pastel on cardboard, it is a landscape piece representative of the Symbolism art movement.
This evocative landscape captures a mystical hill adorned with a scattered array of greenery and rocks, creating a sense of serene isolation. The pastel medium lends the artwork a velvety texture, with hues of blues, greens, and subtle pinks blending harmoniously to conceptualize the discernible beauty of the Laplandian region. The apparent rough brushwork on the rock surfaces contrasts with the smoother strokes used in depicting the sky and vegetation, encapsulating the natural and spiritual essence typical of Symbolist landscapes.
