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MUYBRIDGE, EADWEARD
(1830-1904)
Man swinging a baseball bat, from Animal
Locomotion, plate 274. Collotype, 9
3
/
4
x11
1
/
8
inches (24.8x28.3 cm.), sheet size 19x23
3
/
4
inches
(48.3x60.3 cm.), with Muybridge’s letterpress
credit, series title, plate number, copyright, and
date on the two-toned sheet recto. 1887
[1,000/1,500]
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(MEN’S SPA—FRANCE)
Suite of 5 photographs documenting men enjoying
their ablutions at a French spa in Aix Les Bains.
Albumen prints, ranging in size from 3
1
/
2
x2
1
/
4
to 6
3
/
4
x4
1
/
2
inches (8.9x5.7 to 17.2x14.5 cm.),
and the reverse. Circa 1875
[1,500/2,500]
The images depict rubdowns, dousings, and various
treatments involving elaborate pieces of equipment,
including a man encased in a circular shower being
sprayed by jets of water from every angle, but wearing
a contraption over the top, sides, and back of his head
to protect his hairstyle.
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