EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904)

Selected Motion Studies

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EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904)
Muybridge, Eadweard
Selected Motion Studies
30 collotype plates from Animal Locomotion, An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements, 1872-1885, published under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, 1887. Each with letterpress credit, series title, plate number, copyright and reproduction limitation printed in the margin.
Varying sizes from 7 x 13in. (18.4 x 34.3cm.) to 7.3/8 x 15.5/8in. (18.7 x 39.7cm.)

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The subjects include 10 plates of male nudes mostly involved in sports related activities, 9 female nudes, 3 clothed women, 2 birds, a horse, a horse and rider, a horse and carriage, a ram and carriage, a lion and a reindeer running.

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