+ ARTISTS +

Lovecraft frequently refers to artists and their works in his stories. As with other elements in his stories, some of these figures are real and some are not, and they are neatly interwoven with each other. This section is devoted to identifying some of them.

Ardois-Bonnot: "... a fantastic painter" who "hangs a blasphemous 'Dream Landscape' in the Paris spring salon of 1926" in the Lovecraft short story "The Call of Cthulhu." This would not seem to be a real person, although a number of latter-day fan artists have endeavored to replicate the painting mentioned in the story.

Nicholas Roerich (Oct. 9, 1874 – Dec. 13, 1947): An actual Russian painter, mystic, philosopher, scientist, writer, traveler, and public figure. A prolific artist, he created thousands of paintings -- many of them are exhibited in well-known museums of the world -- and about 30 literary works. Roerich was an author and initiator of an international pact for the protection of artistic and academic institutions and historical sites and a founder of an international movement for the defence of culture. He received several nominations for the Nobel Prize. Shown below is Roerich's 1943 painting "Song of Shambhala."