Detail of the Track at Leland Stanford's Horse Farm in Palo Alto

1878–1879

attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a horse standing on a surface with a sloping wall as a backdrop. The horse is well-groomed and attentive, with a lead line extending horizontally. The background and floor have geometric lines which contrast with the organic form of the horse. The sloping wall has a sequence of numbers along its base. The photograph is in sepia tone.

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Provenance

Harry C. Peterson, Palo Alto, CA; Charles Isaacs, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014; acquired by the NGA, 2019.

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Inscriptions

on verso, center right stamped in black ink: Harry C. Peterson / 672 Homer Ave. Palo Alto, Cal

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