"Mars Across the Sand River"
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.
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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