PRINCE PAUL TROUBETZKOY (1866-1938)

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MOTHER AND CHILD (PRINCESS MARINA GAGARINA AND HER DAUGHTER)
PRINCE PAUL TROUBETZKOY (1866-1938)
signed 'Paul Troubetzkoy' on the base
bronze with dark brown patina
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The theme of maternity recurred regularly in Troubetzkoy’s work. The present bronze belongs to a group of important works from Troubetzkoy’s early period. It depicts Princess Marina Gagarina, née Troubetzkaya (1877-1924), who was also the sculptor’s cousin. Princess Gagarina modelled for Troubetzkoy on a number of occasions and at least three different bronze models of her are known.

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