Summer 2020 - Item detail

1957 Topps "Space Cards/Target: Moon" Original Card Artwork #47 "Lunar Mists"

Sold For:
$2,280
Year:
1957
Auction:
2020 Summer
Lot #:
2664
Category:
Non-Sports Cards/Sheets/Card Artwork
Original 1957 Topps "Space Cards/Target: Moon" card artwork (4.75 x 3.25 inches). This is the actual painting that was used to produce #47, entitled "Lunar Mists," from this extremely popular set that features spectacular futuristic scenes and events in man's conquest of space. Trading card sets always reflect the world and times in which they are issued. The "Space Cards/Target: Moon" set, of course, was issued at a time when the space race put the world at the cusp of new and exciting advances in space exploration. This extremely detailed artwork captures two astronauts testing the gases from the moon's atmosphere. The artwork includes additional image area that was cropped out by Topps on the issued card. The artwork is in Near Mint condition. Accompanied by two examples of the issued card which this work appears on.  Reserve $500. Estimate (open).