Plate Number 761. Cockatoo flying

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of sequential images showing the motion of a bird in flight. The composition features black and white frames arranged in two rows, each displaying a moment in the bird's flight. The bird is seen in different stages of wing movement against a gridded background. The lighting accentuates the bird's form, highlighting its movement and wing fluidity. The systematic arrangement and consistent grid in the background imply a study of movement, inviting viewers to admire the bird's flight precision and elegance.

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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. 761 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.669


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