Portrait of Princess Natalie PALEY
Photography
2025.5.6.4.PH.CI.C1935.US
Description
Studio photograph of Natalie PALEY, produced in connection with her role in "Sylvia Scarlett" (1935), by RKO Radio Pictures. The composition presents a close, intimate view of Natalia reclining, with her head resting sideways on the back of a sofa, turned toward the camera. Her gaze is directed upward and outward, creating a soft and contemplative expression. PALEY's head and held in place by a narrow headband. The foreground is defined by the upholstered back of the sofa, covered in a patterned textile featuring stylised floral and vegetal motifs, likely in silk or a comparable fabric.Natalie PALEY (1905-1981) - Russian princess and granddaughter of Tsar Alexander II who became a Paris fashion model for Schiaparelli and Chanel in the 1930s, later appearing in French and American films.
Directed by George CUKOR, "Sylvia Scarlett" (1935) is a romantic comedy starring Katharine HEPBURN as a woman who disguises herself as a boy, with Cary GRANT and Edmund GWENN in supporting roles, blending farce and drama in what became one of the era's most notorious box-office failures, despite later cult status.
Material
Analog photographyOrigin
vers 1935 Los Angeles, United StatesDimensions
Length : 20.2 cmHeight : 25.1 cm