NASA. A magnificent view and oblique perspective of the payload bay of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-45) in front of an impressive globe. Inside the space shuttle is the ATLAS 1 atmospheric laboratory, a solar spectrometer (SSBUV). The 3 black spheres are space particle measurement devices. In the background, storms over the Atlantic Ocean dramatize this scene captured from the cockpit of the space shuttle. March 1992. Vintage chromogenic print on paper: "FUJICHROME". NASA caption on back. 20x25CM.

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.