![Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574111/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-5NUEY.Jpeg "Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print")
![Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574112/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-VC5T1.Jpeg "Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print")
![Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574113/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-BWWCA.Jpeg "Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print")
![Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574114/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-2GVY7.Jpeg "Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print")
![Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574115/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-H680A.Jpeg "Artwork by William Anders, [Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, Made of Vintage chromogenic print")
William Anders
[Apollo 8] THE HISTORIC FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BEYOND EARTH ORBIT TAKEN BY HUMANS, December 1968
Vintage chromogenic print
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
80mm
14-2581
-60%
below mid-estimate
Sale Date
Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 28, 2025
Repeated Sales
2 Artworks
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![[Apollo 8] THE DISK OF EARTH SEEN BY HUMANS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME by William Anders, December 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574103/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-CYFV7-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] THE DISK OF EARTH SEEN BY HUMANS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME by William Anders, December 1968")
![[Apollo 8] THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WHOLE PLANET EARTH TAKEN BY HUMANS by William Anders, December 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574106/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-9715E-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WHOLE PLANET EARTH TAKEN BY HUMANS by William Anders, December 1968")
![[Apollo 8] HUMANITY ORBITS ANOTHER WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME: Commander Frank Borman in the Moon-orbiting spacecraft by William Anders, December 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574133/frank-borman-william-anders--21-27-decem-0T1LN-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] HUMANITY ORBITS ANOTHER WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME: Commander Frank Borman in the Moon-orbiting spacecraft by William Anders, December 1968")
![[Apollo 8] FIRST EARTHRISE: the iconic first color photograph of the first Earthrise witnessed by humans by William Anders, December 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574158/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-OYLM9-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] FIRST EARTHRISE: the iconic first color photograph of the first Earthrise witnessed by humans by William Anders, December 1968")
![[Apollo 8] THE FIRST SELFIE FROM ANOTHER WORLD by William Anders, December 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574147/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-4N1PL-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] THE FIRST SELFIE FROM ANOTHER WORLD by William Anders, December 1968")
![[Apollo 8] EARTH, A SMALL AND FRAGILE ISLAND FLOATING IN THE VASTNESS OF SPACE by William Anders, 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574199/fragile-william-anders--december-21-27---LW5WK-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] EARTH, A SMALL AND FRAGILE ISLAND FLOATING IN THE VASTNESS OF SPACE by William Anders, 1968")
![[Apollo 8] PLANET EARTH AT MID-DISTANCE DURING HUMANITY'S FIRST RETURN JOURNEY FROM ANOTHER WORLD by William Anders, Frank Borman, James Lovell, 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574201/william-anders-william-anders--frank-bor-QQ6ES-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] PLANET EARTH AT MID-DISTANCE DURING HUMANITY'S FIRST RETURN JOURNEY FROM ANOTHER WORLD by William Anders, Frank Borman, James Lovell, 1968")
![[Apollo 8] HUMANITY'S FIRST HOMEWARD JOURNEY FROM ANOTHER WORLD: James Lovell in the spacecraft returning to Earth by William Anders, Frank Borman, December 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574203/james-lovell-william-anders-or-frank-bor-WMRWA-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] HUMANITY'S FIRST HOMEWARD JOURNEY FROM ANOTHER WORLD: James Lovell in the spacecraft returning to Earth by William Anders, Frank Borman, December 1968")
![[Apollo 8] THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WHOLE MOON TAKEN BY HUMANS FROM A PERSPECTIVE OTHER THAN EARTH by William Anders, December 1968](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574184/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-1EF6M-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WHOLE MOON TAKEN BY HUMANS FROM A PERSPECTIVE OTHER THAN EARTH by William Anders, December 1968")
![[Apollo 8] THE RECEDING PLANET EARTH (triptych) AS HUMANITY ESCAPES ITS GRAVITY FOR THE FIRST TIME](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574120/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-018QE-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] THE RECEDING PLANET EARTH (triptych) AS HUMANITY ESCAPES ITS GRAVITY FOR THE FIRST TIME")
![[Apollo 8] FIRST EARTHRISE: the first-ever photograph taken by humans of Earthrise](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574149/william-anders-william-anders--apollo-8--U6OAG-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] FIRST EARTHRISE: the first-ever photograph taken by humans of Earthrise")
![[Apollo 8] FIRST HUMAN VIEW OF THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY FROM LUNAR ORBIT](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574164/human-william-anders--frank-borman--or-j-LMMIL-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] FIRST HUMAN VIEW OF THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY FROM LUNAR ORBIT")
![[Apollo 8] FANTASTIC PARTIAL VIEW OF THE FULL MOON AS SEEN AFTER HUMANITY'S FIRST TRANS-EARTH INJECTION](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574197/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-SWIJU-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] FANTASTIC PARTIAL VIEW OF THE FULL MOON AS SEEN AFTER HUMANITY'S FIRST TRANS-EARTH INJECTION")
![[Apollo 8] THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE THE LUNAR TERMINATOR TAKEN BY HUMANS](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574143/william-anders-william-anders--december--4K1LC-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE THE LUNAR TERMINATOR TAKEN BY HUMANS")
![[Apollo 8] FIRST HUMAN VIEW OF THE MOON'S CURVATURE OVER THE FARSIDE AFTER TRANS-EARTH INJECTION](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91574180/human-william-anders--apollo-8---21-27-d-BE7HT-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] FIRST HUMAN VIEW OF THE MOON'S CURVATURE OVER THE FARSIDE AFTER TRANS-EARTH INJECTION")
![[Apollo 8] FIRST EARTHRISE: the iconic first color photograph of Earthrise taken by humans - William Anders](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91573942/william-anders-william-anders--21-27-dec-UW2FX-570.Jpeg "[Apollo 8] FIRST EARTHRISE: the iconic first color photograph of Earthrise taken by humans - William Anders")