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Andora (b. 1958), Proton Rocket Designs, Model, Photos, c. '92

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,000.00 EUR Estimated At:3,200.00 - 4,000.00 EUR
Andora (b. 1958), Proton Rocket Designs, Model, Photos, c. '92
Oil crayon, acrylic paint and mixed media; metal; photographs
Russia, Star City, about 1992
Andora (b. 1958) – German artist, pop art painter and cosmonaut
Each signed, dated and with the copyright symbol in pencil ‘andora 92 ©’, the Space Expedition Andora Baikonur stamp and the Baikonur stamp
Dimensions: max. 570 x 88.5 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Collection Andora, Germany
This collection comprises the original designs for the paintings of the Proton rocket by Andora, which orbited the earth in space

It is a collection of rocket designs, one model rocket and 19 photographs. The German, internationally known artist Andora was commissioned in 1992 by the Russian space program to paint a Proton rocket which was then launched into space. The Proton is a Russian carries rocket that is used for the launch of heavy payloads and geostationary satellites as well as heavy interplanetary orbiters.

The collection contains the original designs for the painting of the rocket by Andora. They are executed in oil crayon, acrylic paint and mixed media on scroll paintings. The designs for the combustors 1 to 6 in black oil crayon are included. One large copy of a fax is titled ‘Sputnik’ and shows a colorful illustration by Andora. Four further designs. The model of a Proton rocket is painted by Andora in black and gold pen. Further documents of the collection are photographs of the project from Baikonur and of the execution of painting the rocket. One of the photographs is framed and it shows the readily painted rocket. The images clearly depict the influence of pop art in Andora’s style.



The collection is in good condition, singular pieces are worn. The scroll paintings show verso partly slight foxing. The dimensions of the scroll paintings are max. 570 x 88.5 cm. The rocket model is 43 cm in height. The dimensions of the frame of the framed photograph are 17.5 x 32.5 cm.

Andora (b. 1958)

Grown up as Andreas Hoge in Berlin-East, in the course of his career the artist, pop art painter and cosmonaut put on the pseudonym Andora. Accused of preparing for the flight from the GDR, he was expatriated to Berlin-West. He studied social education from 1980 until 1984. Afterwards, he started creating his first paintings that were of neo-expressionist manner. Later, conceptual installations and video techniques succeeded. Andora left the traditional canvas as a painting surface in the 90s and entered the three-dimensional reality with his pictorial language of bizarre creatures of a comic-like world and painted everyday objects. He accepted various commissions by large corporations, for example by WEST. This culminated in painting a Russian Proton rocket, which was then shot into space. Today, Andora lives and works in Berlin.


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