Portrait of the poet Alexander Pushkin. Bust
Portrait of the poet Alexander Pushkin. Bust
Russia, Saint Petersburg
Model: 1886. Cast: the 1890-1900s
Bach Robert, Chopin Felix factory
Bronze, marble; casting, patinating, chasing, assembling
Height – 31.6 cm
On the bust: Р.Р. Бахъ. 1886 г.; Зав. К.Ф. Верфель
A sculptural bust of a young man is mounted on a profiled tapering stem (goblet-style) on a rectangular base. He is depicted with short curly hair and long side-whiskers reaching the chin, a high forehead with two transverse wrinkles, prominent brow ridges, a straight nose, and full, closed lips. He is shown wearing an outer garment with a double turn-down collar, over a stand-up collar with a necktie.
The base is inscribed: ПУШКИНЪ . The bust is mounted on a marble column with a flat square plinth.
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