By Dean Murray

There's a fascinating look at the changing face of a genius as forty portraits of Albert Einstein go under the hammer.

The auction includes works signed by the theoretical physicist, as well as a chilling 1934 Nazi document stripping the Nobel laureate of his German citizenship.

Artistic interpretations span from 1917 to the 1950s, beginning with Einstein's first-ever artistic portrait, a 1917 etching by German artist Erich Büttner commissioned in Berlin. In it, a 38-year-old "youthful Albert Einstein" is captured in contemplative profile, presaging the fame to come.

The catalogue also features works by renowned contemporaries such as Hermann Struck, Lou Albert-Lasard, and Max Liebermann, among others, each putting their spin on the genius.

The Nazi-issued denaturaliz

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