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"This collection is unique in the world," said Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr, a leading French auctioneer who heads the contemporary art museum.
The 200-odd original photographs displayed at "A Man On The Moon", timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's lunar landing on July 20, 1979, include shots taken by the first 1958 probes to the last photos taken by astronauts on the moon during Apollo 17, in 1972.
From the 1958-1963 Mercury programme when Alan Shepard discovered the sky was black and John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, through the Gemini and Apollo missions, the two young Frenchman amassed the collection from their teens until today.
Winckler was a Star Trek fan and Martin-Malburet dreamt of being an astronaut. But both grew up with parents who collected art and hauled them to art galleries and auctions from early childhood. And both stumbled on astronaut snapshots at sales and began collecting.
The idea of "A Man On The Moon" surfaced later when the pair met and realised they shared a passion.
"Only 27 men have seen the entire Earth from space," said Winckler. "When I look at the pictures it sends me back to those times."
"It's hard to remember the extraordinary human and technological prowess of the space programmes," added Martin-Malburet.
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The 200-odd original photographs displayed at "A Man On The Moon", timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's lunar landing on July 20, 1979, include shots taken by the first 1958 probes to the last photos taken by astronauts on the moon during Apollo 17, in 1972.
From the 1958-1963 Mercury programme when Alan Shepard discovered the sky was black and John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, through the Gemini and Apollo missions, the two young Frenchman amassed the collection from their teens until today.
Winckler was a Star Trek fan and Martin-Malburet dreamt of being an astronaut. But both grew up with parents who collected art and hauled them to art galleries and auctions from early childhood. And both stumbled on astronaut snapshots at sales and began collecting.
The idea of "A Man On The Moon" surfaced later when the pair met and realised they shared a passion.
"Only 27 men have seen the entire Earth from space," said Winckler. "When I look at the pictures it sends me back to those times."
"It's hard to remember the extraordinary human and technological prowess of the space programmes," added Martin-Malburet.
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