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Lot 1350: Chesley Knight Bonestell (1888 - 1986) Oil.

Est: $6,000 USD - $9,000 USDSold:
Weiss AuctionsLynbrook, NY, USSeptember 13, 2017

Item Overview

Description

Fabulous Oil on Board Painting. Titled "A Winter Day on Mars, Near the Pole". 14" x 11". Fantastic Provenance. This painting is inscribed on the back "Given to Willy Ley by Chesley Bonestell". It has been signed on the back by Soyuz Cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valery Kubasov. Signed by Apollo Astronauts Tom Stafford, Deke Slayton and Vance Brand as well as being signed by Carl Sagan. Incredibly accurate depiction of the Mars surface as has been shown with recent images coming back from Mars. The painting has an exhibition label from the Hudson River Museum where it was exhibited from 8/20/88-11/20/88. Chance to own not only a great Bonestell original but a painting with historical interest as well. Originally published in black and white on page 187 of "The Art of Chesley Bonestell" by Ron Miller and Frederick C. Durant III with Melvin H. Schuetz (London: Paper Tiger, 2001).

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Auction Details

SPORTS, COMICS, COMIC ART, PULPS, ANIMATION, & MORE

by
Weiss Auctions
September 13, 2017, 10:00 AM EST

74 Merrick RD, Lynbrook, NY, 11563, US

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