Plate Number 333. Boxing, one man knocking the other one down

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence depicting a series of actions between two nude figures. The image appears as a grid showcasing multiple frames that capture dynamic movement. Each of the smaller photographs demonstrates a moment in a continuous action sequence. The figures are engaged in various positions and interactions. The figures are captured mid-motion, and the sequence suggests a study of movement, with the figures moving from standing positions to interactions that result in one figure falling to the ground. The arrangement of photographs reflects an analytical approach to capturing the 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. 333 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.318


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