Oil on Canvas of dancer Mathilda Kschessinskaya

Oil on Canvas of famous dancer Mathilda Kschessinskaya. Mathilda-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinskaya ( 31 August 1872 – 6 December 1971; also known as Princess Romanovskaya-Krasinskaya after her marriage) was a Russian ballerina from a family of Polish origin. Her father Feliks Krzesiński and her brother both danced in St. Petersburg. She was a mistress of the future Tsar Nicholas II of Russia prior to his marriage, and later the wife of his cousin Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia. Signed by artist, Alla dated 2001 lower right. Unframed. Size: 20" X 24".