Plate Number 382. Lifting a log on end

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence depicting a progression of movement with a heavy object. The image is composed of multiple frames laid out in a grid, capturing the gradual motion of lifting a log or similarly shaped object. The backdrop appears to be a lined or gridded surface. The lighting is consistent across the frames, emphasizing the contours and shadows created by the movement and the object's form. Each frame captures a moment of the action, creating a detailed study of the dynamics involved in lifting or moving the object.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 382 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.366


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