Michael Light
"A Half Moon Seen From The Command Module On The Way Back To Earth". Photograph Taken By Al Worden, During Apollo 15, July 26 To August 7 1971
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 2.375 USD
Price realised: 2.375 USD
Description
MICHAEL LIGHT
"A HALF MOON SEEN FROM THE COMMAND MODULE ON THE WAY BACK TO EARTH". PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY AL WORDEN, DURING APOLLO 15, JULY 26 TO AUGUST 7 1971
Fuji Crystal Archive color-coupler print (24 ½ by 24 ½ inches). Negative date 1971, print date 2012.
Purchased directly from the Photographer, Michael Light.
"A HALF MOON SEEN FROM THE COMMAND MODULE ON THE WAY BACK TO EARTH". PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY AL WORDEN, DURING APOLLO 15, JULY 26 TO AUGUST 7 1971
Fuji Crystal Archive color-coupler print (24 ½ by 24 ½ inches). Negative date 1971, print date 2012.
Purchased directly from the Photographer, Michael Light.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work "A Half Moon Seen From The Command Module On The Way Back To Earth". Photograph Taken By Al Worden, During Apollo 15, July 26 To August 7 1971 by Michael Light was sold in the Space Exploration auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. The price achieved of USD 2,375.00 (€ 2,097.50) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Other works by Michael Light have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2010 the work Composite of Harrison Schmitt and the Lunar Rover at "Split Rock", Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 from Full Moon was auctioned for GBP 3,375.00 (€ 4,033.12).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit "A Half Moon Seen From The Command Module On The Way Back To Earth". Photograph Taken By Al Worden, During Apollo 15, July 26 To August 7 1971 von Michael Light wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion Space Exploration bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 2.375,00 (€ 2.097,50) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Michael Light konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2010 die Arbeit Composite of Harrison Schmitt and the Lunar Rover at "Split Rock", Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 from Full Moon für GBP 3.375,00 (€ 4.033,12) versteigert.
Michael Light - Auction history
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