Photograph of Albert Einstein in his Study

by Albert Einstein, Hermann Landshoff

$5,000 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books

A beautiful photo of Einstein at work in his study, seemingly absorbed with his thoughts. The photographer, Hermann Landshoff, like Einstein, was a German-Jewish émigré who settled in the United States in the 1930s. His large body of work encompasses portraits of some of the most influential figures of the century. Landshoff was highly respected by his peers, with his work prompting the American photographer Richard Avedon to claim “I

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