Portrait of an air force pilot
Portrait of an air force pilot
USSR
Second half of the 20th century
Bronze; casting, chasing, patinating
Height – 63.0 cm
Signed on the reverse: “Леднев”
A sculptural bust of a middle-aged man is set on cylindrical profiled base. He is depicted in a buttoned-up military tunic (kitel) wearing his decorations: on the left side, the Order of the Red Banner and two medals "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; on the right side – four Orders of the Red Star. He wears the shoulder boards of a military pilot with the rank of colonel. His head is turned three-quarters to the right. He is depicted bareheaded; his hair is combed back, showing a high forehead with slight receding at the temples, a straight nose, and closed lips.
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