Lotte Jacobi (American, 1896-1990) Albert Einstein

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Lotte Jacobi (American, 1896-1990)

Albert Einstein, 1938, printed later. Signed "Lotte Jacobi" in pencil l.l. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (23.2 x 17.5 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Handling crimp in sheet l.r.

Provenance: A private collection, New York.

N.B. After meeting Einstein at the family business--the fashionable Jacobi Studio in Berlin--Lotte Jacobi began a life-long friendship with the celebrated physicist, photographing him on five separate occasions, including this sitting at his home in Princeton, New Jersey, while on assignment for Life magazine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Sheet size 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.3 x 27.6 cm). The work is not mounted. There are no inscriptions/marks on the verso. The print fluoresces under black light. No additional condition issues to report.


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