Live Auction 2603The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration
Charles Bittinger (1879-1970)
Lot 6

Charles Bittinger (1879-1970)

Earth as Seen from the Moon

Closed6 December 2012

Price Realised

USD 2,250

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Charles Bittinger (1879-1970)
Earth as Seen from the Moon
signed with artist's initials 'CB' (lower right)
gouache on paper laid down on board
23¾ x 19¼ in. (60.3 x 48.9 cm.)

Commissioned by the National Geographic Society.

Specialist note

In planning and working out the paintings that accompany this article, I came to feel more than ever that astronomy is the greatest monument to human intelligence, which has explored out into unimaginable depths of space with nothing more tangible than the fragile waves of light.
Charles Bittinger, 1939