11-02-201711-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)

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$3,321$2,700
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)
Buzz Aldrin and the American flag on the Sea of Tranquility, Apollo 11, July 1969. Large-format vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image/sheet size 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.8 x 35.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Cracks in the emulsion at the sheet corners.

N.B. In one of the 20th century's most iconic images, Aldrin saluted the American flag, stiffened with wire so it would 'wave' on the windless plain. The NASA negative number is AS11-40-5875.

Literature: Chaikin, Space, p. 53; Reynolds, pp. 2-3.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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