Untitled (Eclipse)

$10,000.00

Ground-based photographs of the April 7, 1940 solar eclipse exist, but no verified historical record from studies or scientific archives, exist of a photograph taken from an airliner. If such an image exists in a private collection or newspaper clipping, it has not been made public. This rare capture, predates the emergence of 1960s minimalist art that rejected emotional expressionism for "literal" art, characterized by simple geometric shapes, industrial materials, and repetitive structures. In Non-hierarchical composition, the parts of the artwork are often equal, lacking a central focal point—explored and interpreted by the likes of Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt and Elsworth Kelly, whose works emphasized space and form. Here, two celestial bodies become the quintessential natural representation of positive and negative space.

Image Order: Framed, Insitu, Original, Verso

Original Photograph

Photographer: Unknown

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Captured: April 7, 1940

Size: 8” x 10 1/4” (top) 10” (bottom)

Printed on: Unknown

Camera: Unknown

Verso: Sun Eclipse taken from airliner near Jacksonville, Fla. 4-7-1940

Presentation: Custom box shipped separately

Contemporary Photograph

Size: 60” x 78”

Positioning: Centered

Border: 3” (Right border added)

Paper: Hahnemühle100% Photo Rag Baryta | Pure Cotton | 315 gsm

Moulding: Solid Wood Museum Shadowbox

Frame Face: 3/4”

Frame Color: Black

Glazing: Archival Laminate (no acrylic)

Presentation: Portrait or Landscape

Authentication

Verisart COA

21 Founders | Initials embedded

Conversation? We’re Human.

Ground-based photographs of the April 7, 1940 solar eclipse exist, but no verified historical record from studies or scientific archives, exist of a photograph taken from an airliner. If such an image exists in a private collection or newspaper clipping, it has not been made public. This rare capture, predates the emergence of 1960s minimalist art that rejected emotional expressionism for "literal" art, characterized by simple geometric shapes, industrial materials, and repetitive structures. In Non-hierarchical composition, the parts of the artwork are often equal, lacking a central focal point—explored and interpreted by the likes of Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt and Elsworth Kelly, whose works emphasized space and form. Here, two celestial bodies become the quintessential natural representation of positive and negative space.