Alan Bean Artist Proof Sale


Alan recieves a varying number of Artist's Proofs from the publisher. These represent a small "edition extension" (usually 10%) of the regular edition issue number. A/Ps are distributed amongst the artist, publisher, and any co-signees. Alan always gets AP#1, and the lowest AP numbers available.

As such, a small number of A/Ps are sometimes available of prints which have long since sold out of the regular edition. They are available at a premium price, because they come from the personal collection of the artist, are the lowest numbers and because they are A/Ps, sometimes are otherwise sold out, and there is a certain prestige in owning an A/P.

Alan has 25 years worth of these, and they're starting to take over the house. He'll be sending us only a few titles at a time, so as not to cause US a storage problem.

You should call us at 800-727-6682 (+1-520-888-2424 Int'l) if you're interested. Some of these will go fast.

Alan has different numbers left of different prints. He may have only ONE A/P left of a given print. He always kept A/P #1 for himself, but he's selling many of those, at a premium.

Currently Available:
The work of artist Alan Bean conveys the sense of space travel not only through subject and color but also texture. The tools that once helped him explore the moon, now help him put the moon's stamp on many of his paintings. Prior to painting the image, Bean covers the painting's surface with a texturizing material. He then uses exact replicas of his Moon boots to make footprints across this surface that are just like all the Apollo boot prints remaining on the moon today. Next he uses the same geology hammer he worked with on the Apollo 12 mission to dig into the painting's surface. Finally, a sharp edged bit from one of the core tubes is used to make round indentations in the surface. Limited Edition Print Only $295.00 Limited Edition Framed $595.00 Artist Proof - Signed $369.00 Artist Proof - Signed, Framed $669.00
First Men: Neil A. Armstrong
(Paper Litho)
AVAILABLE: A/P#
5,6
($369 ea.) 		"Over the years since I changed my profession from NASA astronaut to space artist, I have created several paintings of the Earth. I enjoyed doing so because it brought back vivid memories of the always amazing sight of our unique blue and white planet floating in the shiney blackness of space. Giclee Only $265.00 Giclee Framed $335.00 Artist Proof - Signed $331.00 Artist Proof - Signed, Framed $401.00
A Jewel in the Heavens
AVAILABLE: A/P#
9,10
($331 ea.) 		When I was a boy, I dreamed of flying airplanes. I built model airplanes of balsa wood and paper and glue. Some were powered with thin rubber bands and others with small, noisy gasoline engines. By the time I was in high school, model airplanes of all shapes and sizes were hanging by thin wires from the ceiling of my room. Airplanes were the last things I would see before falling asleep at night. I dreamed of flying higher than the highest cloud and faster than the fastest wind. Canvas Giclee Only $395.00 Canvas Giclee Framed $485.00 Artist Proof - Signed $494.00 Artist Proof - Signed, Framed $584.00
Beyond a Young Boy's Dream
AVAILABLE: A/P#
7,8,9,10
($494 ea.)
Also available as a LITHOGRAPH Canvas Giclee Framed $845.00 Artist Proof - Signed $868.00 Artist Proof - Signed, Framed $1018.00
John Young Leaps Into History
(Canvas)
AVAILABLE: A/P#
5,8,9,10
($868 ea.) 		"You feel this way when you're finally on the Moon! It's the culmination of all you've studied and worked for since you were a little kid. You didn't know it then, but all the little things you were absorbing from parents, friends, and teachers formed the foundation for the dreams you would master later on. Limited Edition Print Only $295.00 Limited Edition Framed $545.00 Artist Proof - Signed $369.00 Artist Proof - Signed, Framed $619.00
John Young Leaps Into History
(Paper)
AVAILABLE: A/P#
7,8,9,10
($331 ea.)
"An American Success Story shows Astronaut John Young in April of 1972 as he stood proudly on the moon," says artist Alan Bean, "but for a while, it didn't look like he and Charlie Duke would even land. Orbiting the moon in their lunar module preparing for descent, a call came reporting an oscillation in the backup steering system. They knew that this might force them to return to earth as soon as possible. If the systems failed, the Apollo 16 and her crew would orbit the moon forever. Giclee Only $650.00 Giclee Framed $750.00 Artist Proof - Signed $750.00 Artist Proof - Signed, Framed $850.00
An American Success Story
AVAILABLE: A/P# 11
($750 ea.) 		This special 22" wide x 16 1/2" high paper giclee edition is set to 244 signed and numbered to commemorate the number of Apollo 12's mission hours: 244.. Alan's print editions often sell out before the release date (lately, less than a day after announcement.) Reserve your print today! Less than a third of the edition remains. It is also available on canvas. Giclee Only $295.00 Giclee Framed $580.00 Artist Proof - Signed $355.00 Artist Proof - Signed, Framed $640.00
Is Anyone Out There?
(Paper)
AVAILABLE: A/P#
8,9,11,12,14,15 ($355 ea.) 		One of our favorites, because of the movement and tone expressed, Apollo 17's Gene Cernan hands back a sample bag to geologist Jack Schmitt while rushing to check out a new discovery. Co-signed by moonwalkers Cernan and Schmitt. Limited Edition Print Only $495.00 Limited Edition Framed $779.00 Artist Proof - Signed $565.00 Artist Proof - Signed, Framed $865.00
Right Stuff Field Geologists
AVAILABLE: A/P#
43,47
($565 ea.)