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.

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Eadweard Muybridge (842 results)
Panorama of San Francisco from California..., 1877

Eadweard Muybridge

Panorama of San Francisco from California..., 1877

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Glacier Rock, Valley of the Yosemite

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Glacier Rock, Valley of the Yosemite

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Untitled, pl.301, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Untitled, pl.301, 1887

Sale Date: April 23, 1997

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Yosemite Valley from Rocky Point, 1868–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

Yosemite Valley from Rocky Point, 1868–1872

Sale Date: April 19, 1997

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Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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A nude woman with a basket on her head, pl.33, 1887

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A nude woman with a basket on her head, pl.33, 1887

Sale Date: March 13, 1997

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Human locomotion: females, 1872–1885

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Human locomotion: females, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Human locomotion: males, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Human locomotion: males, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Locomotion study of a horse and rider, 1879

Eadweard Muybridge

Locomotion study of a horse and rider, 1879

Sale Date: October 2, 1996

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The High Sierra, Valley of the Yosemite,..., 1865

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The High Sierra, Valley of the Yosemite,..., 1865

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Wild Cat Fall, Valley of the Yosemite, 1872

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Wild Cat Fall, Valley of the Yosemite, 1872

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Yowiye Valley of the Yosemite, the twisted..., 1867

Eadweard Muybridge

Yowiye Valley of the Yosemite, the twisted..., 1867

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Residence of James M. Rodgers, Watsonville,..., 1870

Eadweard Muybridge

Residence of James M. Rodgers, Watsonville,..., 1870

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Tissack, 6000 ft., South Dome from Glacier..., 1867

Eadweard Muybridge

Tissack, 6000 ft., South Dome from Glacier..., 1867

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Locomotion study of a horse and rider, 1878–1879

Eadweard Muybridge

Locomotion study of a horse and rider, 1878–1879

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: March 9, 1996

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Motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: March 9, 1996

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Cathedral Spires, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Eadweard Muybridge

Cathedral Spires, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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Pi-Wi-Ack, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

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Pi-Wi-Ack, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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Cathedral Rocks, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

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Cathedral Rocks, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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Glacier Rocks, Yosemite Valley, 1867

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Glacier Rocks, Yosemite Valley, 1867

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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Loya, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Eadweard Muybridge

Loya, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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