Prince Pierre WOLKONSKY (1901-1997). Large study for the mermaid. Oil on canvas (frame weakened). On the back is an old exhibition label "Salon des Tuileries de 1934". Height 131 cm - Width : 166 cm Note: trained as a painter by his mother, Princess Maria de Wolkonsky, he stayed in the family home in Saint-Cloud until he was 65, before moving to Brittany. His works can be found in public collections, notably "La moisson", acquired in 1939 by the Musée national d'Art Moderne in Paris. He is also known for the design of the landscaped park at Jardins de Kerdalo in Trézardec, Brittany, a testimony to his passion for botany.