Russian Sculpture

Charles Richard Crane

    Charles Richard Crane

    USA, New York

    1912

    Troubetzkoy, Paolo , Roman Bronze Works

    Bronze; casting, patinating, chasing, mounting 53.5 × 18.5 × 20.5 cm

    Signature on the base: "Paul Troubetzkoy 1912"; stamp "Roman Bronze Works, N.Y"

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    A full-length figure of a man with mustache and small beard, wearing a suit, is mounted on low rectangular plinth. His head is slightly turned to the right, his hands are behind his back.

    Charles Richard Crane (1858-1939) – politician, diplomat, industrialist, philanthropist. In 1913-1918 he represented the USA in various missions in Russia. He was fond of Russian culture, purchased in Moscow the bells of the belfry of the St. Danilov Monastery for Harvard University, which returned to Russia in 2007. He had works by V.V. Vereshchagin, N.K. Roerich and others in his collection.

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