Plate Number 340. Boxing, open hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence showing two figures engaged in a combative or dance-like interaction. The image is presented in a grid layout featuring twelve black and white frames, capturing the intricate motions and dynamics between the figures. Each frame depicts a slightly different position, illustrating the fluidity and continuity of their movements. The figures are positioned against a backdrop with a grid pattern. The photograph exhibits a high level of detail, allowing the viewer to observe the musculature and the choreography of the sequence.

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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. 340 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.325


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