The artwork, titled “Rocky seashore,” was created by Nicholas Roerich in 1916 and belongs to the Symbolism art movement. This landscape painting encapsulates the serene and mystical qualities of a rocky seashore.
In the artwork, Roerich employs a soft, muted color palette to depict the vastness and tranquility of the seashore. The foreground features rocky formations with varying hues of green and gray, which gently slope into the calm, expansive blue ocean. The horizon showcases distant, indistinct landforms merging with the sky, creating an ethereal and dreamlike atmosphere. The composition echoes simplicity and stillness, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in the symbolic and contemplative nature of the seascape.