Lot Essay
This 1947 portrait has become one of the definitive images of Einstein.
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Albert Einstein, 1947, printed circa 1979
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PHILIPPE HALSMAN (1906-1979)
Albert Einstein, 1947, printed circa 1979
Gelatin silver print, 13½ x 10.3/8 in., the reverse stamped The Einstein Centennial Edition 1879-1979 and SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION BY PHILIPPE HALSMAN, also with ink copyright stamp and numbered 21/35 in pencil
Albert Einstein, 1947, printed circa 1979
Gelatin silver print, 13½ x 10.3/8 in., the reverse stamped The Einstein Centennial Edition 1879-1979 and SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION BY PHILIPPE HALSMAN, also with ink copyright stamp and numbered 21/35 in pencil