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)
3725 FT. TACOYAE AND TISSAACK 6000 FT.,..., 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

3725 FT. TACOYAE AND TISSAACK 6000 FT.,..., 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

940 FT. POHONO AND WAHWAHLENA 3750 FT.,..., 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

940 FT. POHONO AND WAHWAHLENA 3750 FT.,..., 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

YOWIYE. NEVADA FALL 700 FT. YO-SEMITE VALLEY, 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

YOWIYE. NEVADA FALL 700 FT. YO-SEMITE VALLEY, 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

THE DOMES, FROM THE MERCED RIVER. YO-SEMITE..., 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

THE DOMES, FROM THE MERCED RIVER. YO-SEMITE..., 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

YO-SEMITE FALLS, 2630 FT., YO-SEMITE VALLEY, 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

YO-SEMITE FALLS, 2630 FT., YO-SEMITE VALLEY, 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

TUTOCKAHNULA, 3300 FT. EL CAPITAN. YO-SEMITE , 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

TUTOCKAHNULA, 3300 FT. EL CAPITAN. YO-SEMITE , 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

MIRROR LAKE, YO-SEMITE VALLEY, 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

MIRROR LAKE, YO-SEMITE VALLEY, 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

POMPOMPASOS (THREE BROTHERS) AND..., 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

POMPOMPASOS (THREE BROTHERS) AND..., 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

THE SENTINELS, 315 FT. CALAVERAS GROVE, 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

THE SENTINELS, 315 FT. CALAVERAS GROVE, 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

YO-SEMITE VALLEY FROM FOOT OF MARIPOSA TRAIL, 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

YO-SEMITE VALLEY FROM FOOT OF MARIPOSA TRAIL, 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

VERNAL FALL, 30 FT., YO-SEMITEVALLEY, 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

VERNAL FALL, 30 FT., YO-SEMITEVALLEY, 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

EAGLE POINT, 4000 FT. FROM NEAR HUTCHINGS..., 1872

Attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

EAGLE POINT, 4000 FT. FROM NEAR HUTCHINGS..., 1872

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

GROUP OF 3 PLATES FROM ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

GROUP OF 3 PLATES FROM ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, 1887

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

Auction Closed

Eadweard Muybridge

"ANIMAL LOCOMOTION,1872-1885", 1872–1885

Sale Date: May 9, 1991

Auction Closed

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION SERIES: Lifting a child..., 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION SERIES: Lifting a child..., 1887

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

Auction Closed

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION SERIES: Ascending an incline,...

Eadweard Muybridge

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION SERIES: Ascending an incline,...

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

Auction Closed

WILD CAT FALL. VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872

Eadweard Muybridge

WILD CAT FALL. VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

Auction Closed

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, 1887

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

Auction Closed

THE HIGH SIERRA, VALLEY OF THEYOSEMITE..., 1880–1880

Eadweard Muybridge

THE HIGH SIERRA, VALLEY OF THEYOSEMITE..., 1880–1880

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

Auction Closed

PLATE 80, 1887, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

PLATE 80, 1887, 1887–1887

Sale Date: February 3, 1991

Auction Closed

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, 1887–1887

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

Auction Closed

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, 1887–1887

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

Auction Closed

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION

Eadweard Muybridge

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

Auction Closed

VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE FROM SANDY RUN, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE FROM SANDY RUN, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

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