Setting out a Coffee Plantation at Antigua de Guatemala

1875, published 1877

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This image shows a sepia-toned photograph of a hilly landscape. Many men are scattered on the slope engaged in agricultural work on a recently cleared field. The scene is populated with stumps and plant remains. Trees densely populate the distance and reach upwards, indicating a forested area beyond the cleared field. The composition focuses on the slope with clear lines delineating the human figures. The color palette consists of earthy browns and muted tones. A cluster of large, mature trees breaks the skyline in the distance.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • Eadweard Muybridge, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Tate, London; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, 2010 - 2011, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2010

  • Eadweard Muybridge. Exh. cat., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Tate, London; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco. London, 2010.

Inscriptions

lower left on sheet, printed: MUYBRIGDE Photo.; lower right on sheet, printed: San Francisco.; by unknown hand, lower left on support, in graphite: Setting out a Coffee Plantation at Antigua de Guatemala; upper right on support, in graphite: P. 86

Wikidata ID

Q64147036

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