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Muybridge, Eadweard
(1830-1904)Animal Locomotion. An Electrophotographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

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Animal Locomotion: An Electrophotographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements. 1872-1885. 6 collotypes on plates. Each between 45 x 49 cm and 48,5 x 61,5 cm. Each with printed caption, plate number and Muybridge's copyright title.

Eadweard Muybridge was renowned for his groundbreaking work in motion studies. In 1878, he famously captured The Horse in Motion, a series demonstrating that during a horse’s gallop, all four hooves are off the ground simultaneously - a subject of debate at the time. Building on this success, Muybridge expanded his studies to include various animals and people, photographing over 100,000 images between 1884 and 1885. These efforts culminated in the 1887 publication Animal Locomotion, comprising 781 collotype plates that provided an unprecedented analysis of movement, influencing both scientific research and the arts. This selection of photographs features mostly human subjects from Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion series, including a toddler crawling (Plate 471), a man pushing a cart (Plate 393), two nude male wrestlers engaged in various holds and throws (Plate 529), a nude male throwing a ball (Plate 319), a nude male catching a ball (Plate 288), as well as a rider on a horse (Plate 578). – Edges of plates show time-staining, along with some tears and water stains; however, the images remain unaffected and are in very good condition.

Lit.: Eadweard Muybridge. Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements, 1872-1885. Philadelphia 1887.