Portrait of artist N.K. Roerich

Mediums: pastel, canvas.
Location: State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (Russia).

Golovin wrote about his close friend and theatre colleague that he “looks into the faces of people, and each of them is a world”. The two artists met in the “World of Art” and immediately became friends. They attracted the attention of others not only by their original creative talent but also by their special refinement and constant search for perfection. Their influence over each other became undeniable. The friend’s portrait by Golovin remains reverence for the epoch when the paths of painters separated forever. The master managed to convey the magnetism of Roerich’s gaze that everyone noted. The portrait is distinguished by external simplicity and internal restrained dynamics. The ascetic background concentrates the viewer’s attention on the spiritual life of the depicted person.