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Original Chesley Bonestell artwork of the Milky Way Galaxy

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Original Chesley Bonestell artwork of the Milky Way Galaxy
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Oil on artist’s board measuring 29 ¾ in. x 15 ½ in. Bonestell’s printed notes appear on verso: “Our galaxy from a hypothetical planet 400,000 light years distant. To show M31, M33, and Magellanic Clouds. The galaxy is turned 39 degrees from viewpoint. A lava flow is shown on the left side of the planet.” This was the precursor to a very large painting of the same subject Bonestell was commissioned to create for the Tucson Planetarium. The large version still remains on exhibit in the Tucson Planetarium.