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[Apollo 11] BUZZ ALDRIN ON THE MOON WITH THE REFLECTION OF LM EAGLE AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER IN HIS GOLD-PLATED VISOR (large format) Neil Armstrong, 16-24 July 1969
14 – 28 April 2025, 12:00 CEST
Paris, Avenue Hoche€6,000 - €8,000
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[Apollo 11] BUZZ ALDRIN ON THE MOON WITH THE REFLECTION OF LM EAGLE AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER IN HIS GOLD-PLATED VISOR (large format)
Neil Armstrong, 16-24 July 1969
Printed 1969.
Large-format vintage presentation chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11-40-5903].
With "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA).
28 x 35.5 cm. (11 x 14 in.)
Historical context
The Mona Lisa of space photography—mysterious, timeless, and the ultimate symbol of human ambition.
This legendary photograph captures Buzz Aldrin standing on the Moon, taken by Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11's first moonwalk on July 20, 1969.
In a single frame, the universe reflects back at us—Armstrong, the Lunar Module Eagle, the vast, untouched lunar expanse, and even Earth itself as a blue dot, all mirrored in Aldrin's gold-plated visor.
The stark contrast of light and shadow, the pristine, unmarked terrain, and the fine lunar dust clinging to Aldrin's boots evoke both the fragility and triumph of mankind's first steps beyond Earth.
Presented in large-format, this image preserves one of the most defining moments of the Apollo era, a visual testament to human ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of the unknown.
Printed 1969.
Large-format vintage presentation chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11-40-5903].
With "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA).
28 x 35.5 cm. (11 x 14 in.)
Historical context
The Mona Lisa of space photography—mysterious, timeless, and the ultimate symbol of human ambition.
This legendary photograph captures Buzz Aldrin standing on the Moon, taken by Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11's first moonwalk on July 20, 1969.
In a single frame, the universe reflects back at us—Armstrong, the Lunar Module Eagle, the vast, untouched lunar expanse, and even Earth itself as a blue dot, all mirrored in Aldrin's gold-plated visor.
The stark contrast of light and shadow, the pristine, unmarked terrain, and the fine lunar dust clinging to Aldrin's boots evoke both the fragility and triumph of mankind's first steps beyond Earth.
Presented in large-format, this image preserves one of the most defining moments of the Apollo era, a visual testament to human ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of the unknown.