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Lot 276
Sale 5890 - Books and Manuscripts
Jun 25, 2024
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Live / Philadelphia
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[Science, Medicine & Mathematics] [Einstein, Albert] Orlik, Emil: Inscribed Portrait of Albert Einstein
Orlik, Emil
Inscribed Portrait of Albert Einstein
(Berlin, 1928). Etching with drypoint. Inscribed in pencil by Einstein in German below image, “Herr _______ en herlicher g_____ Albert Einstein, 1928.”; signed by Orlik in pencil in bottom right. Mat burn; offsetting from tape mounts; wear along top edge. In mat and in frame, 16 x 13 1/2 in. (406 x 343 mm).
A rare portrait of Albert Einstein by Prague-born artist and printmaker Emil Orlik, inscribed by the famous scientist.
Height: 16 in.