Plate Number 282. Baseball, catching and throwing

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of sequential motion studies. The image consists of multiple black-and-white frames arranged in a grid, depicting a series of movements captured in sequence. Each frame shows slight variations in pose and positioning. The setting is minimalistic, focusing on the dynamic shifts and form transitions. The use of high contrast emphasizes muscle definition and fluidity of motion.

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Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 282 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.268

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