MOTHER AND CHILD (PRINCESS MARINA GAGARINA AND HER DAUGHTER)

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.