393 - Albert Einstein Signed Etching by Hermann Struck (c. 1931) (Ltd. Ed. #40/50)

Albert Einstein Signed Etching by Hermann Struck (c. 1931) (Ltd. Ed. #40/50) Limited edition 6.25 x 8.75 etching of Albert Einstein in left-facing near profile by Hermann Struck, numbered 40/50, signed in the lower border in pencil by the subject, "Albert Einstein, 1931." Also signed and inscribed in pencil by the artist, "Hermann Struck, to Dr. Ormansky in gratitude, 8.VI.39." The etching carries the artist's facsimile monogram inherent to the print: "HS." Matted to an overall size of 10.75 x 14.5. In very good to fine condition, with old tape to the corners of the print, and some surface loss to the edges of the simple mat. 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.