156
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LOEWY, MAURICE (1833-1907) &
PUISEUX, PIERRE-HENRI (1855-1928)
Select group of 12 plates from “Photographie
Lunaire.” A series of beautiful images of the
moon’s surface, including the abstracted valleys
and ridges of the rugged landscape, taken from
the Paris Observatory. Some showing the lyrical
curve of the satellite and space beyond. Oversized
photogravures, each approximately 22
1
/
2
x18
3
/
4
inches (57.2x47.6 cm.), sheet size approximately
31x24 inches, each with the photographers’
credit, the series title, plate title, a date, and
additional series information printed on recto.
1894-1908
[4,000/6,000]
155
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MUYBRIDGE, EADWEARD (1830-1904)
Pair of plates fromAnimal Locomotion, both featuring women, plate numbers 185 and 187. Collotypes,
10x11
3
/
8
and 7
1
/
8
x16
1
/
2
inches (25.4x28.9 and 18.1x41.9 cm.), on trimmed sheets, each with
Muybridge’s letterpress credit, series title, plate numbers, copyright, and date on recto. 1887
[1,500/2,500]
155
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Lot 156
