Record

RefNoP/0036
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Einstein, Albert
ArtistLiebermann, Max
DescriptionPortrait, seated, half length, right profile
ObjectNamePainting
MaterialsOil on an artist's board
Dimensions990 x 749 mm
NotesRobinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980)
Rowlinson, John S and Robinson, Norman H 'The Record of the Royal Society of London' Supplement to the Fourth Edition for the years 1940-1989 (London: Royal Society 1992) p. 87
New York Times 25 August 1938 p8 'Einstein portrait sought; Britons fear it will be destroyed if returned to Reich'.
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceThe portrait was originally owned by Martha Liebermann, the artist’s widow. It was shown at the anti-Nazi ‘Exhibition of twentieth century German art’ at the new Burlington Galleries from July 1938, where it was purchased by the Society with the help of subscribers.
RelatedMaterialAccessions correspondence and further provenance information in MDA/G/3/1
Colour transparnecy, Box N101; B&W negative, Box N101. IM/001267
RelatedRecordIM/001267
URLDescriptionA digital version is available on the Royal Society picture library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9246
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8213Einstein; Albert (1879 - 1955); theoretical physicist1879 - 1955
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