Plate Number 374. Blacksmiths, hammering on anvil

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

Two nude men with cropped hair are shown engaging in hammering activities. Both individuals are captured in dynamic positions, swinging hammers towards a metal object on a wooden block. The men's facial features are mostly visible in profile or from the back, with one man facing forward while the other is seen from different angles. They have short hair and lean, muscular builds. The men are holding hammers in various frames, indicating actions of lifting and striking. The background consists of a grid-like pattern, serving as a plain backdrop for the action, providing contrast and context for the movement systematically captured.

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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. 374 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.358


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