Plate Number 306. Picking up a ball and throwing it

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a sequence photograph of a person in motion interacting with an object. The image shows the subject in different stages of movement, including walking, bending down, and extending an arm forward. The background is a uniformly patterned surface. The lighting is consistent, highlighting the folds and motion of the garment. The composition and arrangement suggest a study of human motion, emphasizing fluidity and grace.

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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. 306 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.291


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