Marble bust of a girl, signed and dated: Paolo Troubetzkoy 1895 white marble on a veined yellow marble base, 32cm high (43 cm with base) {This delicate portrait is a rare example of Troubetzkoy's sensitive handling of marble. Best known for his glamorous bronze statuettes of aristocratic contemporaries, the present bust clearly demonstrates Troubetzkoy's ability to transpose his appealing modelling style into stone.
Troubetzkoy has employed his famous 'painterly' style in the carving, using different levels of finish to give the portrait a sense of spontaneity. The contrast between the softness of the girls face and the more roughly hewn shoulder heightens the vivid sense of the sitter's presence. Troubetzkoy carved a few other busts in marble in a similar style, including the bust of Erminia Cairati Vogt at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan and the bust of Marguerite Stewartt, sold at Sotheby's New York in 1995. The treatment to the hair and face in the present bust can be compared to that in Troubetzkoy's full-length marble portrait of Grand Duchess Elizaveta Feodorovna, dating to 1898 and preserved at the State Russian Museum of St. Petersburg. RELATED LITERATURE Piantoni & Venturoli, p.125; Shaposhnikova, p.151-2, cat. 1328}
Bronze bust of boy (sculptor's son Pierre), signed Paul Troubetzkoy and dated 1915 with faded foundry mark on back Roman Bronze Works NY Approx. 13" H x 11" W
Bust de Mademoiselle Alexandra Danilova Signed on reverse and dated 1925. Stamped with the C. Valsuani foundry seal (on the base), bronze with dark brown patina H= 18". Exhibited: Copenhagen, February 1929, #99a. Illustrated in TROUBETZKOY Paolo. I Ritratti. Text by Sergio Rebora. Mazotta, Milan, 1998, #34, p54. (compare the portrait of A .Danilova by Serebriakova of the same date ill 775 p238 in HUDOJNIKI RUSSKOGO TEATRA 1880-1930. Sobranie Lobanovyh-Rostovskih.Katalog-Raisonnais. J.Bowlt. Iskusstvo, Moscow 1994) Exhibited: “A World of Stage”, April- October2007, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan (illustrated in the catalog).
Danzatrice (Mademoiselle Svirsky) inscribed 'Paul Troubetzkoy 1910' and stamped with the C. Valsuani foundry seal (on the base), bronze with dark brown patina 20½ in. high. Exhibited: City Art Museum of St. Louis. A Collection of Sculpture by Prince Paul Troubetzkoy [from the Art Institute of Chicago], 1912,#43, illustrated on p. 26 of the catalog; Verbania Pallanza 29.4-29.7. 1990. Turin, illustrated on the flyleaf of the catalog. Exhibited: “A Time to Gather… Russian Art From Foreign Private collections”, State Russian Museum, Saint-Petersburg, February-June 2008, Moscow - Exhibition Center "Tsaritsyno", June-July 2008, Palace Editions,2008, illustrated in the catalog p. 97 ill 53
Authenticity confirmed by Карпова Елена Вениаминовна — кандидат искусствоведения, заведующая сектором скульптуры XVIII – начала XX века. Государственный Русский музей, who wrote a detailed annotation about it at the exhibition catalog
LAPON, SON RENNE ET SES CHIENS Moscou 1899 Epreuve en bronze à patine brun foncé nuancé, signée datée et située. Bibliographie : Pierre Kjellberg, les bronzes du XIXe siècle, édition de l’amateur, page 633. Haut. : 36 cm - Long. : 85 cm - Prof. : 30 cm Exhibited: City Art Museum of St. Louis. A Collection of Sculpture by Prince Paul Troubetzkoy [from the Art Institute of Chicago]. 1912 - #75 on page 20 of the catalog.
RODEO RIDER Signed and dated 'Paul Troubetzkoy 1929' and with 'Cire A. Valsuani Perdue' foundry stamp, bronze with dark brown patina, on wooden base Height, 19 1/8 in. (48.6cm) Length, 17 5/8 in.; (with base), 20 7/8 in. (53cm) Original gesso model of it with one hand missing and conditionally dated 1924 is in Verbania Museum ( illustrated on p. 215 #176 of the catalog; Verbania Pallanza 29.4-29.7. 1990); provenance: From the Collection of the Estates of Edward C. Fogg, III and Lisbeth A. Fogg; Freeman's auction, Philadelphia 26 jan 2016, lot 116
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attelé Épreuve en bronze à patine brune nuancée. Signé
sur la terrasse, situé « Moscou » et daté. Cachet du fondeur Valsuani. H. 25 cm
Base : L. 58 cm - P. 20 cm Provenance: Etude Muizon
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