Outstanding 23 x 28 lithograph of Albert Einstein in a bust-length pose by Alfons Blomme, lightly titled and signed in the lower border in white pencil by the artist, "'Albert Einstein,' Alfons Blomme." The lithograph also carries a facsimile title and signature inherent to the print, by the subject's shoulder: "Albert Einstein…1933, Alfons Blomme." In fine condition.
Alfons Blomme (1889–1979) was a Belgian painter who began teaching at the Municipal Academy of Drawing, Architecture, and Sculpture in Brussels in 1902. He discovered the work of Emile Claus and developed his own pointillist technique. This was broad pointillism and is sometimes referred to as strip technique: large color areas are not painted out but filled in with large dots or stripes. Later, this was termed 'Blommism.'
In 1933, when Einstein lived from April until September in De Haan, Belgium, Blomme came into contact with Einstein's stepdaughter, Margot Löwenthal, as an art teacher. They became friends, and Blomme was allowed to create a portrait of Einstein, making several versions and etchings of it.
