Limited edition 9.5 x 12 etching of Albert Einstein in right-facing near profile by Hermann Struck, numbered 129/150, signed in the lower border in pencil by the artist, "Hermann Struck." The etching carries the artist's facsimile monogram and date inherent to the print: "HS 1920." In very fine condition.
The painter, lithographer, and etcher Hermann Struck (1876–1944) was born in Berlin. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin. In 1923, Struck, a devout Jew and passionate Zionist, emigrated to Palestine, becoming a member of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and co-founding the Museum of Art in Tel Aviv. Best known for his etchings, he created portraits of several distinguished subjects including Einstein, Freud, Nietzsche, and Ibsen. Einstein and Struck maintained a friendly relationship that, as letters show, continued even after Struck migrated.
