NASA. Apollo 16 mission. Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 16 mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station No. 1 during Apollo 16's first extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. This photo, looking east, was taken by astronaut John W. Young, commander. Duke stands at the edge of the Plum crater, which has a diameter of 40 meters and a depth of 10 meters. The parked Lunar Roving Vehicle is visible in the left background. April 21, 1972. Vintage silver print. Typewritten caption on verso / Ambasse Press Service of the United States in Serbia. 20.4 x 25.4CM with margins.

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.