05-19-201705-20-2017
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May 19, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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Eadweard Muybridge (British, 1830-1904) Two Plates from Animal Locomotion : Plate 78 (Woman with a Fan Walking up a Ramp)

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3010BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 19, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

Eadweard Muybridge (British, 1830-1904)

Two Plates from Animal Locomotion: Plate 78 (Woman with a Fan Walking up a Ramp) and Plate 485 (Two Women, One Serving the Other from a Pitcher), 1887. Identified within the plates. Collotypes on paper, sheet sizes 19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61.0 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Minor discoloration and scattered minor losses at sheet edges.

Provenance: Proceeds to benefit the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Estimate $700-900

Place 78: Minor losses at u.c. and c.l. edges. Plate 485: Minor losses at u.c. along top edge and l.r. corner, minor soiling, especially in top margin. No additional issues to report.


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