Plate Number 305. Picking up a ball and throwing it

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence showing a figure in a flowing dress performing a movement. The image consists of two rows of frames, each illustrating a step in the motion of picking up and throwing an object. In the top row, the figure progresses from bending down, retrieving a ball, and then throwing it underhand, while in the bottom row, another similar sequence captures a person performing a similar action, starting from standing, reaching for the object, and concluding with the throw. The background consists of lined panels that create a grid effect. The entire composition captures the fluidity and elegance of movement in still images, suggesting a study of motion and dynamics.

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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. 305 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.290


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