Artwork
"Dread" Trotting
"Dread" Trotting is a photography by the Impressionist artist Eadweard J. Muybridge. It dates from 1887 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1978.97
- Credit line
- Gift of Phyllis Seltzer in memory of John Cook
About this work
The animal moves from left to right, its legs bending and stretching in a blur of motion.
This is a grid of black-and-white photos showing a dog running in quick steps. The animal moves from left to right, its legs bending and stretching in a blur of motion. Each small square captures a different moment, like a flipbook but still.
The photos were taken one after another to show how the dog’s body shifts. The background is simple, a fence and dirt ground, so all the focus stays on the animal.
If you like this, check out Eadweard J. Muybridge (American, 1830–1904).
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