The artwork named “Treasure,” created by the artist Nicholas Roerich in 1919, is a notable piece from the Symbolism art movement. It is a landscape genre painting with dimensions of 100.2 x 149 cm.
In the artwork, a dramatic, almost surreal landscape is depicted, dominated by hues of purple and blue. The scene captures a mountainous environment under a sky that appears to merge with the distant peaks. The mountains are depicted in a serene, misty ambiance, with soft, flowing lines accentuating their forms. In the foreground, there is a figure bending towards what appears to be a treasure, engrossing in their task, set against the backdrop of a single sparse tree. The landscape exudes a mystical atmosphere, evoking a sense of otherworldly tranquility and introspection.
