Plate Number 331. Boxing, stop for cross-buttocks

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence of athletic movements between two individuals engaged in wrestling. The image captures multiple frames showcasing the progression and interaction of the wrestlers. The composition is a grid of sequential shots, where each frame portrays a different moment within the overall action. The background is neutral, drawing focus to the form and motion of the subjects.

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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. 331 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.316

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