Oct 05, 2023 - Sale 2647

Sale 2647 - Lot 2

Price Realized: $ 1,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904)
A selection of 4 plates from the pioneering motion study series Animal Locomotion. Collotypes, the images measuring 5x18 to 7x16 inches (12.7x45.7 to 17.8x40.6 cm.), the two-toned sheets 19x24 inches (48.3x61 cm.), with Muybridge's letterpress credit, series title, plate number, copyright, and date, on recto. 1887

Movements, Female, Getting out of bed and preparing to kneel, pl. 265 * Movements, Female, Ascending stairs, pl. 93 * Movements, Male, A, law tennis; B, dumb-bells; C, walking on hands; D, ascending stairs, pl. 488 (this plate depicts a student athlete) * Movements, Female, Lifting 30-lb basket from ground to head, turning, pl. 230