Ballerina, set designer, costume designer, actress, and second wife of Rudolph Valentino. She exhibited such control over his films that Paramount barred her from her husband's sets; they divorced shortly afterward. Vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13 profile portrait of Rambova by photographer Russell Ball, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Erick Illano, In remembrance of a very interesting half hour, Most Sincerely, Natacha Rambova.” Reverse bears a photography studio credit stamp. In very good to fine condition, with a few light surface creases, and the lower left corner tip held on by a thin piece of archival tape on the reverse. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Rambova, which was also photographed by Russell Ball.
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