PRINCE PAUL TROUBETZKOY (1866-1938)

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PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN
PRINCE PAUL TROUBETZKOY (1866-1938)
signed and dated on the base 'Paul Troubetzkoy 1925', stamped with the foundry mark 'Cire C. Valsuani Perdue' (on the base)
bronze with black patina

17½ in. (44.4 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

It has been suggested that the present lot is a portrait of the celebrated ballet dancer Alexandra Danilova (1903-1997). For the same model in plaster, see Exhibition catalogue, Paolo Troubetzkoy 1866-1938, Museo del Paesaggio, Verbania, 29 April-29 July 1990, p. 271.

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