Over the Black Sea

Alexei Leonov painted this self-portrait after his 1965 spacewalk. It shows him orbiting above the Black Sea and is his most famous artwork, a statement of the complex relationship between a man and his planet.

Source: The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
Credits: The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics © Alexei Leonov
Photo: State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSIZO
Object no: L2014-4337