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Leonid Pasternak (1862-1945)

Albert Einstein Portrait

oil on canvas, 1924

A portrait of Albert Einstein (1879-1955) by the famous Russian impressionist Leonid Pasternak (1862-1945, father of the writer Boris Pasternak)

The portrait was restored in 2008/9, by Ghiora Elon, head of the Israel Museum painting conservation laboratory.
The frame was restored by Alice Dias Goldschmidt and Michal Blankett of Studio Oro and by Robert Cohen of Antique.

Einstein portrait by Pasternak, before restoration Einstein portrait by Pasternak, after restoration
Before restoration After restoration

Photographed by: Ghiora Elon (portrait restorator), Jerusalem
© 2009, All rights reserved.

Hangs on the wall above the entrance to the main reading hall of the Mathematics and Computer Science Library.

main reading hall view      entrance view

Photographed by: Douglas Guthrie, Jerusalem
© 2008, All rights reserved.

35mm film Other photographs:
| Einstein Institute of Mathematics | School of Engineering & Computer Science | Harman Science Library |
Comments to:
Naavah Levin, email: library at math.huji.ac.il
Mathematics and Computer Science Library
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Last updated: Dec. 3rd, 2009