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)
THE DOMES, VILLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

THE DOMES, VILLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE FROM THE ROCKY..., 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE FROM THE ROCKY..., 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

MOUNT HOFFMANN, SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

MOUNT HOFFMANN, SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

TENAYA CANYON VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

TENAYA CANYON VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

FALLS OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

FALLS OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

LOYA VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

LOYA VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

THE OLD PIUTE, VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

THE OLD PIUTE, VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

TUTOKANULA VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

TUTOKANULA VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

CATHEDRAL ROCKS, VALLEY OF THEYOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

CATHEDRAL ROCKS, VALLEY OF THEYOSEMITE, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

CAP OF LIBERTY, VALLEY OF YOSEMITE.

Eadweard Muybridge

CAP OF LIBERTY, VALLEY OF YOSEMITE.

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

Auction Closed

THE ANIMAL LOCOMOTION SERIES, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

THE ANIMAL LOCOMOTION SERIES, 1887–1887

Sale Date: May 16, 1990

Auction Closed

'NEVADA FALL(610 FEET FALL) YOSEMITE VALLEY...

Eadweard Muybridge

'NEVADA FALL(610 FEET FALL) YOSEMITE VALLEY...

Sale Date: May 11, 1990

Auction Closed

'YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM MANPOSED(SIC) TRACK...

Eadweard Muybridge

'YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM MANPOSED(SIC) TRACK...

Sale Date: May 11, 1990

Auction Closed

'YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM ROCKY FORD, CALIFORNIA'...

Eadweard Muybridge

'YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM ROCKY FORD, CALIFORNIA'...

Sale Date: May 11, 1990

Auction Closed

'PANORAMA OF SAN FRANCISCO FROM CALIFORNIA ST....

Eadweard Muybridge

'PANORAMA OF SAN FRANCISCO FROM CALIFORNIA ST....

Sale Date: April 25, 1990

Auction Closed

CATHEDRAL SPIRES, VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE

Eadweard Muybridge

CATHEDRAL SPIRES, VALLEY OF THE YOSEMITE

Sale Date: April 24, 1990

Auction Closed

Man hitting a baseball, 1880–1889

Eadweard Muybridge

Man hitting a baseball, 1880–1889

Sale Date: October 31, 1989

Auction Closed

Yosemite cliff at summit of falls, 1872–1872

Eadweard Muybridge

Yosemite cliff at summit of falls, 1872–1872

Sale Date: October 31, 1989

Auction Closed

MAN WITH GUN, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

MAN WITH GUN, 1887–1887

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

Auction Closed

HORSE AND CARRIAGE, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

HORSE AND CARRIAGE, 1887–1887

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

Auction Closed

MAN HIGH JUMPING, PLATE 157; MAN..., 1887–1887

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MAN HIGH JUMPING, PLATE 157; MAN..., 1887–1887

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

Auction Closed

Animal locomotion, 1875–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion, 1875–1885

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

Auction Closed

Male and female figure studies, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Male and female figure studies, 1887–1887

Sale Date: November 1, 1988

Auction Closed

Male and female figure studies, 1887–1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Male and female figure studies, 1887–1887

Sale Date: November 1, 1988

Auction Closed

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