Paul Petrovich Troubetzkoy - Artist Info

About Paul Petrovich Troubetzkoy

Name variants

Pavel Petrovich Troubetskoy, Paolo Troubetzkoy, Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, Paul Trubetskoy, Pavel Petrovic Trubetskoy
  • Biography

    Paolo or Paul Troubetzkoy was an artist and a sculptor of Russia's Troubetzkoy princely family, who was described by G.B. Shaw as "the most astonishing sculptor of modern times".

    He worked in Russia, America, England and Italy. He was a self taught artist, although he learned sculpture from Giuseppe Grandi. He is associated with impressionism, due to his ability to grasp sketchy movements in his bronze works. He "portraited" the society of the Belle Epoque. Few of his bronzes are still available in the market. Quite famous is the 35 cm high portrait of Costance Stewart Richardson called The Dancer.

    The largest and best known of his works is the monumental equestrian statue of the Russian Ts...

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