Eadweard Muybridge

(American/British, 1830–1904)

Eadweard Muybridge was a British photographer known for his groundbreaking work in the field of motion-picture projection. Using multiple cameras, Muybridge famously captured the gait of a trotting horse, then with a device of his own invention, the zoopraxiscope, projected a moving image. “Only photography has been able to divide human life into a series of moments, each of them has the value of a complete existence,” the photographer once said. Born Edward James Muggeridge on April 9, 1830 in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom, he emigrated to the United States at the age of 20. In 1855, he adopted the name Eadweard Muybridge as he believed it sounded more Anglo-Saxon. Having been in America for a decade, it was on his way to New York to sail back to England, that he suffered a serious head injury in a stagecoach accident. From 1862 and 1866, while recuperating in England, Muybridge taught himself several photography techniques. Set on making a living through photography, he returned to San Francisco in 1867. Here he successfully marketed large-scale photos of the Yosemite Valley, which gained him national attention. Through the 1870s and 1880s, while being tried for the murder of his wife’s lover, Muybridge perfected his photographic studies of animal locomotion. He was later acquitted of murder, on the grounds of justifiable homicide. Notably, the young painter Thomas Eakins worked as an assistant to Muybridge, during his time at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1894, he returned to England, and lived out his life lecturing throughout the country until his death on May 8, 1904 in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom. Today, Muybridge’s works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

Eadweard Muybridge Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

Eadweard Muybridge (842 results)
Locomotion study of horse and buggy, 1881–1881

Eadweard Muybridge

Locomotion study of horse and buggy, 1881–1881

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

Auction Closed

Cathedral Spires - Valley of the Yosemite, 1868–1868

Eadweard Muybridge

Cathedral Spires - Valley of the Yosemite, 1868–1868

Sale Date: April 26, 1999

Auction Closed

Sylvan Bar - Valley of Yosemite. No.16

Eadweard Muybridge

Sylvan Bar - Valley of Yosemite. No.16

Sale Date: March 18, 1999

Auction Closed

Cloud's Rest - Valley of the Yosemite. From...

Eadweard Muybridge

Cloud's Rest - Valley of the Yosemite. From...

Sale Date: March 18, 1999

Auction Closed

Loyal Sentinel Rock, 3270 ft., from..., 1872–1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

Loyal Sentinel Rock, 3270 ft., from..., 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

Auction Closed

Loya, Valley of the Yosemite (The..., 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

Loya, Valley of the Yosemite (The..., 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 6, 1998

Auction Closed

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 6, 1998

Auction Closed

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 6, 1998

Auction Closed

Panorama of San Francisco from..., 1877–1877

Eadweard Muybridge

Panorama of San Francisco from..., 1877–1877

Sale Date: September 22, 1998

Auction Closed

Study of a man engaged in various..., 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Study of a man engaged in various..., 1887–1887

Sale Date: June 11, 1998

Auction Closed

Study of a man, seen in profile and..., 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Study of a man, seen in profile and..., 1887–1887

Sale Date: June 11, 1998

Auction Closed

A donkey kicking its rear legs up in..., 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

A donkey kicking its rear legs up in..., 1887–1887

Sale Date: December 11, 1997

Auction Closed

Two men wrestling, pl.313, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Two men wrestling, pl.313, 1887–1887

Sale Date: December 11, 1997

Auction Closed

Animal locomotion [ostrich], 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion [ostrich], 1887–1887

Sale Date: November 19, 1997

Auction Closed

Animal locomotion [men wrestling], 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion [men wrestling], 1887–1887

Sale Date: November 19, 1997

Auction Closed

Animal locomotion [man running], 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion [man running], 1887–1887

Sale Date: November 19, 1997

Auction Closed

Valley of the Yosemite from Sandy Flat

Eadweard Muybridge

Valley of the Yosemite from Sandy Flat

Sale Date: November 13, 1997

Auction Closed

Tutokanula- Valley of the Yosemite

Eadweard Muybridge

Tutokanula- Valley of the Yosemite

Sale Date: November 13, 1997

Auction Closed

Animal locomotion, pl.102, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion, pl.102, 1887–1887

Sale Date: November 8, 1997

Auction Closed

Animal locomotion, pl.224, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion, pl.224, 1887–1887

Sale Date: November 8, 1997

Auction Closed

Select motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Select motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

Auction Closed

The Domes, 1870–1879

Eadweard Muybridge

The Domes, 1870–1879

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

Auction Closed

Panorama of San Francisco from..., 1877–1877

Eadweard Muybridge

Panorama of San Francisco from..., 1877–1877

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

Auction Closed

Animal locomotion, pl.105, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion, pl.105, 1887–1887

Sale Date: September 26, 1997

Auction Closed

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.