Plate Number 336. Boxing, open hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a twelve-frame series showing two figures engaged in boxing poses or movements. The figures are depicted in various stances and interactions, with one throwing punches while the other evades or blocks. The background features a grid, possibly for measuring movement or position. The figures are captured in high contrast black and white, giving the impression of scientific study or an exploration of bodily 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. 336 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.321

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