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Lowell Nesbitt
Original 1970 Moon Painting Commissioned by NASA for the Apollo Moon mission

1970

About the Item

Lowell Nesbitt's paintings can be found in most major museum collections. In addition to his financial and critical success of the 1960s which included many important museum exhibitions and commissions, it was the late 1960s and onward that brought Nesbitt’s career to the next level. He is most associated with the photorealist art movement of the 1970's. With America in the race to be the first to visit the Moon, NASA commissioned Nesbitt to create paintings of the moon based on 2 Apollo moon missions. This is one of those rare paintings. This Large oil on Canvas commissioned by NASA to commemorate the Space program and the Moon missions was painted in 54 years ago in 1970. Canvas size is a large 77"x77", it is framed by Nesbitt with a simple artist strip frame. The Horizontal Latitude lines in the painting give this 54 year old painting a Contemporary Pop Art feel. In 1962 Nesbitt created his first large scale, realist, flower painting at the suggestion of friend and founding Pop artist, Robert Indiana and that began Nesbitt's journey to become one of America’s most financially and critically successful artists. Throughout the 1960’s Nesbitt explored a wide range of subjects for his paintings including flowers, landscapes and architecture, but his Large original Moon Paintings commissioned by NASA are the most sought after and rare. The back of the canvas is covered with an acid free foam core board to protect the canvas. The 3 screws on the top left of the acid free foam core board can be removed to show the full signature title and date if desired. I also included an image of the full signature.
  • Creator:
    Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1970
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 77 in (195.58 cm)Width: 77 in (195.58 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU208214898412

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