Nicholas Roerich was born in 10 October 1874 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

In 2017, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Pilgrim in the Himalayas (1935), offered in the Indian Antiquities Modern Contemporary Fine Arts & Books by Osian's, which concluded on 07 April 2017 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹1,74,00,000 ($270,228). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

All teachers journey to the mountains. The highest knowledge, the most inspired songs, the most superb sounds and colours are created on the mountains. On the highest mountains there is the Supreme. The high mountains stand as witness of the great reality. The spirit of prehistoric man already enjoyed the greatness of the mountains.

To Roerich, the Himalayas were a source of constant joy and inspiration. His paintings reveal the sublimity of the Himalayan landscapes. At a commemorative exhibition held in 1947, the year Roerich died, the late Pandit Jawharlal Nehru said, “When you look at these paintings, so many of the Himalayas, you seem to touch the spirit of those great mountains which have towered over the Indian plain and been our sentinels for ages past. They remind us so much of our history, our thought, our cultural and spiritual heritage so much not merely of the India of the past but of something that Is permanent and eternal about India, that we cannot help feeling a great sense of indebtedness to Nicholas Roerich who has enshrined that spirit in these magnificent canvases.

In 2017, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Himalayas (1940), offered in the Evening Sale by Saffronart, which concluded on 21 September 2017 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹4,80,00,000 ($761,905). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Amid The Himalayas) (1945), offered in the Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series VI: With Rare Drawings and Books on Indian Contemporary Art by Osian's, which concluded on 01 March 2006 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹50,60,000 ($114,092). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

In 2009, an artwork by Nicholas Roerich was featured on the cover of Osians: Indian Modern & Contemporary Art & Craft (March 2009, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

In 2010, an artwork by Nicholas Roerich was featured on the cover of Bid & Hammer: Significant Indian Paintings (November 2010, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

In 2018, an artwork by Nicholas Roerich was featured on the cover of Osians: Indian Modern Contemporary Fine Arts (October 2018, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.