Eadweard Muybridge

a group of 86 collotypes from Animal Locomotion, including images of Men, Women, Children, and Animals, each on a two-toned leaf, with letterpress title, plate number, copyright, and date in the margin, 1887 (86)

A detailed report for each plate is beyond the scope of this condition report; those wishing condition reports on individual specific plates are welcome to contact the Photographs Department. The condition of these collotypes ranges from generally good to very good. Age-darkening, foxing, soiling, and other signs of age are prevalent on many of the mounts, but overall generally do not affect the images. A few prints exhibit faint rust-colored staining or discoloration. Some of the plates are worn at the edges and corners, with tears, creases, and occasional losses at the periphery. The plates are as follows: 1, Man Walking At Ordinary Speed (Dover pls. 2 and 3, variants) 4, Man Walking At Half-Stride 17, Woman Walking With Long Hair 22, Woman Walking 48, Woman Carrying Bouquet And Turning 52, Mother Carrying Baby and Child 53, Woman Walking, Throwing Bouquet, And Turning 58, Woman Sweeping With Broom (Dover pl. 105) 59, Man Starting Race (Dover pl. 17) 69, Two Boys Running **This plate lacks the letterpress information in the margin. The plate number is written in pencil in the margin. 71, Woman Running in Dress 72, Mother Walking With Naked Child 76, Stout Woman Walking Up Incline (Dover pl. 106, variant) 80, Woman Walking Up Incline Holding Basket On Head 114, Man Walking Down Inclined Plane (Dover pl. 12) 125, Man Walking Downstairs 135, Woman In Robes With Lamp 136, Man Walking Down Steps Carrying Basket 139, Woman Walking Down Steps In Printed Dress 143, Woman Walking Down Steps With Cup And Saucer 147, Woman Walking Down Steps With Jug 153, Man Performing Straight High Jump (Dover pl. 25, variant) 158, Man Performing Running Twist High Jump (Dover pl. 29) 160, Man Performing Running Broad Jump (Dover pl. 27) 167, Two Boys Playing Leap Frog 172, Woman Climbing Up And Jumping From Saw Horse (Dover pl. 144, clothed variant) 174, Woman Skipping Rope 185, Woman Hopping On One Foot (Dover pl. 141) 190, Woman With Hands Behind Head, Prancing 207, Woman Crouching And Picking Up Skirt 216, Woman Lifting And Lowering Jug 217, Woman Picking Up Basket 234, Woman Emptying And Lifting Basin And Jug 241, Woman Sitting Down and Reading 242, Woman Sitting Down with Fan 247, Woman Sitting Down And Leaning Back In Chair, Smoking Cigarette (Dover pl. 166) 271, Woman With Newspaper, Rising and Walking 273, Man Throwing Baseball (Dover pl. 43) 284, Man Catching And Throwing Baseball 290, Man Throwing Baseball 301, Man Catching And Kicking Football (Dover pl. 51) 309, Man Swinging Bat (Dover pl. 55) 317, Man Lifting And Heaving 75-LB. Boulder (Dover pl. 32, variant) 322, Man Lifting 50-LB. Dumbbells, One in Each Hand (Dover pl. 39) 327, Man Rowing With Rowing Machine (Dover pl. 56) 329, Men Boxing (Dover pl. 61) 330, Men Boxing (Dover pl. 60) 332, Men Wrestling (Dover pl. 67) 333, Men Boxing And Knockout (Dover pl. 62) 334, Men Boxing With Gloves 338, Men Boxing (Dover pl. 58) 342, Men Boxing 349, Men Fencing 350, Men Fencing (Dover pl. 76) 359, Man Walking And Carrying Rifle (Dover pl. 10) 363, Man Performing Somersault 366, Man Jumping With Hat 367, Woman Kicking Hat 369, Man Balancing On One Foot (Dover pl. 71) 374, Blacksmiths Hammering At Anvil (Dover pl. 81) 377, Blacksmiths Hammering At Anvil 379, Carpenter Planing (Dover pl. 82) 388, Man Digging With Spade (Dover pl. 78) 403, Woman Emptying Bucket of Water 407, Woman Emptying Bucket of Water On Seated Companion (Dover pl. 160, variant) 410, Woman Stepping From Tub, Sitting Down In Chair, Drying Her Feet (Dover pl. 161) 469, Girl Running (Dover pl. 186) 471, Girl Crawling On Floor (Dover pl. 187, variant) 475, Girl Climbing Into Chair (Dover pl. 191) **This plate lacks the letterpress information in the margin. The plate number is written in pencil in the margin. 481, Girl Picking Up Doll From Floor And Carrying It Away (Dover pl. 193) 492, Man Rowing With Rowing Machine 536, Hands Changing Pencil 541, Young Woman Walking With Nurse 555, Older Man Walking 556, Testing for Reflex 588, Reuben with Sulky (Dover pl. 24) 629, Dusel with Rider 643, Pandora Jumping a Hurdle (Dover pl. 78) 644, Pandora Jumping a Hurdle (Dover pl. 82) 696, Eland Trotting (Dover pl. 160) 702, Gun In Irregular Gallop (Dover pl. 162) 734, Elephant Walking 740, Camel in Transverse-Gallop (Dover pl. 107) 755, Pigeon Flying (Dover pl. 169) 758, Cockatoo Flying (Dover pl. 171) 765, Vulture Flying (Dover pl. 175)
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.