NASA (Apollo 11)
Buzz Aldrin saluting the first US flag on the Moon, 16-24 July 1969
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1969 (NASA AS11-40-5874), with TRW ID stamp "65825-69" and "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 25,4 x 20,3 cm
In one of the 20th century’s most iconic images, Aldrin is saluting the flag with his right hand clearly visible next to his helmet.
“Being able to salute the flag was one of the more humble yet proud experiences I’ve ever had. To be able to look at that American flag and know how much so many people had put of themselves and their work into getting it where it was. We sensed, we really did, this almost mystical unification of all the people in the world at that moment.”
Buzz Aldrin (LIFE magazine, August 22, 1969, p. 26).
Literature:
Moon: Man’s Greatest Adventure, Davis Thomas, ed., p. 195; Spacecam: Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble, Hope, p. 24; Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, ed., p. 59.
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 15:52
- Realized price: **
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EUR 2,340.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,000.- to EUR 3,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 1,000.-
NASA (Apollo 11)
Buzz Aldrin saluting the first US flag on the Moon, 16-24 July 1969
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1969 (NASA AS11-40-5874), with TRW ID stamp "65825-69" and "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 25,4 x 20,3 cm
In one of the 20th century’s most iconic images, Aldrin is saluting the flag with his right hand clearly visible next to his helmet.
“Being able to salute the flag was one of the more humble yet proud experiences I’ve ever had. To be able to look at that American flag and know how much so many people had put of themselves and their work into getting it where it was. We sensed, we really did, this almost mystical unification of all the people in the world at that moment.”
Buzz Aldrin (LIFE magazine, August 22, 1969, p. 26).
Literature:
Moon: Man’s Greatest Adventure, Davis Thomas, ed., p. 195; Spacecam: Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble, Hope, p. 24; Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, ed., p. 59.
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 27.09.2023 - 15:52 |
| Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
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