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Sokolov imagined a spacecraft crossing an ancient valley on Mars. The craft’s “claws” carry it across the Martian surface and look as if they can also pick up rock samples.

Display Status

This object is on display in Futures In Space at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Futures In Space

Object Details

Date

1975

Country of Origin

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Type

ART-Paintings

Medium

Painting,"Mars Across the Sand River"

Artist

Andrey Sokolov

Physical Description

"Mars Across the Sand River." Pale pink and lilac. Yellow beams shine from top to bottom of painitng. Space creature is suspended above rocky hollow.

Dimensions

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D) (Reframed): 76 × 56 × 2.5cm, 3.6kg (2 ft. 5 15/16 in. × 1 ft. 10 1/16 in. × 1 in., 8lb.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 69.2 × 47cm (2 ft. 3 1/4 in. × 1 ft. 6 1/2 in.)

Inventory Number

A19761272000

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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