Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)

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Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)
Sunstruck lunarscape, Station 9, EVA 3, Apollo 17, December 1972. Numbered 'NASA AS17-146-22445' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.l. margin. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/8 x 7 in. (18.0 x 17.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Losses/repairs to u.r. corner, yellowing to sheet.

N.B. The photograph was taken near Van Serg Crater toward the East Massif and was sunstruck, overexposed by sunlight that leaked into the camera, giving a surreal pink color to the black lunar sky.
Estimate $400-600


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