Dorotheum, the Austrian auction house, is offering a selection of 200 historic photographs of the US space agency NASA in their online auction The Beauty of Space – Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions, which ends on 27 September 2023. These vintage prints were collected over a period of 25 years by French space historian and art collector Victor Martin-Malburet, with opening prices starting at 100 euros and without reserve.
The colour and black-and-white photographs were taken for scientific purposes and reflect important visual treasures from the Golden Age of astronautics. These include the first space selfie, the first human-taken photograph of the Planet Earth, and the first human-taken photograph of the surface of another world. An absolute rarity with an estimate between 15,000 and 25,000 euros is the only photograph of the first man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong) taken by astronaut Buzz Aldrin during the first lunar landing of the APOLLO 11 mission in July 1969.
Parts of the Martin-Malburet Collection have been displayed in renowned museums across the world, including the Grand Palais in Paris, the Kunsthaus in Zurich, the Museum der Moderne in Salzburg and the Louisiana Museum of Art in Denmark.
Dorotheum’s online auction, The Beauty of Space – Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions, provides an opportunity to purchase a piece of history at attractive prices, with an online catalogue available at https://www.dorotheum.com/en/a/99412/.
Austrian auction house Dorotheum is offering a unique opportunity to purchase a piece of history in their online auction The Beauty of Space – Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions. With around 200 photographs, collected by French space historian and art collector Victor Martin-Malburet over a period of 25 years, available at opening prices starting from 100 euros without reserve, this is an occasion for enthusiasts to get their hands on these iconic visuals of the Golden Age of astronautics. A particular highlight of the auction is the only photograph of the first man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong) taken by astronaut Buzz Aldrin during the APOLLO 11 mission in July 1969, with an estimate between 15,000 and 25,000 euros.
Parts of the Martin-Malburet Collection have been displayed in renowned museums across the world, including the Grand Palais in Paris, the Kunsthaus in Zurich, the Museum der Moderne in Salzburg and the Louisiana Museum of Art in Denmark. The auction ends on 27 September 2023, with an online catalogue available at https://www.dorotheum.com/en/a/99412/.
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