Ludek Pesek Original Art SPACE VINTAGE Abstract Canvas Oil National Geographic

Description: Please see up for auction an original signed Ludek Pesek oil on canvas in frame painting. There are issues with the frame and it will need to be re-framed. There are also some issues with the painting itself as there are very small scratches on the surface of the painting. I have attempted to capture all the issues. I will be happy to answer any questions and will provide more specific pictures on request. Personal Bio of the artist:Ludek Pesek was born in 1919 at Kladno, Czechoslovakia, and grew up in the mining town of Ostrava close to the Beskidy Mountains. His boyhood was marked by the longing for mountains and distant lands, laying the ground for his later interest in geology and astronomy. His potential artistic and literary talents were recognized early and encouraged by his art teacher at grammar school. It was also on that occasion that he first had the opportunity to use an astronomical telescope. At the age of fifteen Ludek acquired a painter's easel and began to practice his hobby earnestly. Later, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He produced his first art works around the age of 19. His first publications were The Moon and Planets (1963) and Our Planet Earth (1967). His work first reached US readers through the National Geographic Magazine which commissioned him to do a series of works about Mars. Previous to the Mars article he had painted 15 scenes for an article called 'Journey to the Planets' in August 1970. In 1967 Ludek wrote his first science-fiction novel, "Log of a Moon Expedition" which he illustrated in black and white. Another, "The Earth Is Near" won Prize of Honour in Germany in 1971. It was published in the UK and USA in 1974. He illustrated Space Shuttles in 1976. He worked with writer Peter Ryan on several slim books for children: Journey to the Planets (1972), Planet Earth (1972), The Ocean World (1973) and UFOs and Other Worlds, (1975); he later worked with the same author on the large-format Solar System (1978). He also illustrated the excellent "Bildatlas des Sonnensystems" (1974), with German text by Bruno Stanek. His other publications include a photographic record of Lebanon's historical monuments and natural beauties, and several other novels; one, "Prey der Beute" (Price of a Prey), is about the lives of whalers from old times to the present. From 1981 to 1985 he produced a series of 35 paintings on 'The Planet Mars' and a series of 50 paintings, 'Virgin Forests in the USA' one of which can be seen on the Earth page. He has produced several 360-degree panoramas for projection in the domes of the planetariums at Stuttgart, Winnipeg and Lucerne, and has exhibited in Washington, DC, Boston, Nashville, Stuttgart, Berne, Lucerne, Zurich, and other venues. His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.In 2000 he was awarded the Lucien Rudaux Memorial Award for Space Art from the International Association of Astronomical Artists, USAThe International Astronomical Union named the minor planet No. 6584 in honour of artist and writer Ludek Pesek. Certificate (March 20, 2000)

Price: 249.99 USD

Location: Frederick, Maryland

End Time: 2024-03-01T16:41:48.000Z

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