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THBALAN BEAN (American/Texas 1932-2018) A PAINTING, "Load 'Em Up...Move 'Em Out," 1986,
Lot 498
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Simpson Galleries
6116 Skyline Drive, Suite 1
Houston, TX 77057
United States
Simpson Galleries has been serving Houston’s need for the very best in antique sales venues for more than fifty years. Beginning in 1962, William Simpson started educating himself and others in the art of collecting fine antiques and art objects. Simpson Galleries' commitment to excellence and accur...Read more
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Feb 16, 2020
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2020-02-16 14:00:00
2020-02-16 14:00:00
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Bidsquare : Fine Art & Antiques Session ⅠI
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/simpson/fine-art-antiques-session-i-4860
Including important Maps, Audubon Havell prints; works by artists Lee N. Smith, Billy Hassell, Frank Reaugh, Porfirio Salinas, Richard MacDonald, Tsing-Fang Chen, Charles Schorre, Leroy Neiman, and Arman; and a painting by the fourth man to walk on the moon, Alan Bean. Simpson Galleries online_auctions@simpsongalleries.com
Including important Maps, Audubon Havell prints; works by artists Lee N. Smith, Billy Hassell, Frank Reaugh, Porfirio Salinas, Richard MacDonald, Tsing-Fang Chen, Charles Schorre, Leroy Neiman, and Arman; and a painting by the fourth man to walk on the moon, Alan Bean. Simpson Galleries online_auctions@simpsongalleries.com
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ALAN BEAN (American/Texas 1932-2018) A PAINTING, "Load 'Em Up...Move 'Em Out," 1986, acrylic on panel, signed and dated L/L, "Alan Bean©1986," verso museum loan label, Butler Museum of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. 23" x 20" Note: Missions served by Astronaut Alan Bean: Apollo 12 (launched November 14, 1969) and Skylab 3 (launched July 28, 1973). Fourth astronaut to walk on the Moon. Total Spacetime: 1,671 hours and 45 minutes.The story according to Alan Bean himself,The highest priority task Pete Conrad and I were scheduled to accomplish during our first moonwalk on Apollo 12 was the deployment of an unmanned geophysical station. We called it ALSEP, an acronym for Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, and it consisted of a cluster of six experiments all connected to a central command and control station and powered by the first thermonuclear electrical power generator on the Moon.I have painted myself attaching the ALSEP components to either end of a lightweight metal bar. This "high tech barbell" was the best way we could think of to carry all this hardware to a relatively flat spot 300 feet away so the experiments wouldn't be blown over or covered with dust when we blasted off the Moon the next day. The waste-basket-shaped object on the near end of the bar is the seismometer. It measures moonquakes or meteoroid impacts; and, as surprised scientists discovered, our footsteps as we moved about our tasks. The magnetometer with its gold foil-covered sensor arms is just below.In my right hand you can see the bottom of the thermonuclear electric power generator. I can distinctly remember feeling the intense heat from the decaying plutonium fuel element - even through my heavily insulated suit. I wondered if the dedicated and able suit makers on Earth had anticipated this heat and built the suit to withstand it. But I didn't have time to worry about it then. We had to get on with our work. It was time to "load 'em up, and move 'em out." Provenance: Houston Museum of Natural Science, loan 2006-2011.In very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
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