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personEnglish, 1830–1904lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidence
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Selected Works2707

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Previous Sales 57

Sotheby's
'Panorama of San Francisco, from California-St. Hill'
'Panorama of San Francisco, from California-St. Hill'
$33,020
May 2023
Sotheby's
View of Yosemite Valley
View of Yosemite Valley
$9,525
Apr 2023
Christie's
Animal Locomotion, Plate 116, 1887
Animal Locomotion, Plate 116, 1887
$2,000
Apr 2019
Christie's
Falls of the Yosemite from Glacier Rock, No.36; Valley of the Yosemite from Sandy Flat, No.17; Mirror Lake, Valley of the Yosemite, No.25, each 1872
Falls of the Yosemite from Glacier Rock, No.36; Valley of the Yosemite from Sandy Flat, No.17; Mirror Lake, Valley of the Yosemite, No.25, each 1872
£9,000 ($12k USD)
Nov 2006
Christie's
Tenaya Cañon from Union Point Valley of the Yosemite, No. 35, 1872
Tenaya Cañon from Union Point Valley of the Yosemite, No. 35, 1872
$38,400
Apr 2005
Christie's
Tutokanula (the great chief) el Capitan, 3500 ft, Valley of Yosemite, No. 9, 1872
Tutokanula (the great chief) el Capitan, 3500 ft, Valley of Yosemite, No. 9, 1872
$22,800
Apr 2005
Christie's
Valley of the Yosemite from Glacier Point, No. 33, 1872
Valley of the Yosemite from Glacier Point, No. 33, 1872
$16,800
Apr 2005
Christie's
Tenaya Canyon: Valley of the Yosemite, 1872
Tenaya Canyon: Valley of the Yosemite, 1872
$2,250
Swann Auction Galleries
Cloud's Rest. Valley of the Yosemite (No. 40). 1872.
Cloud's Rest. Valley of the Yosemite (No. 40). 1872.
$6,858
Oct 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Falls of the Yosemite. From Glacier Rock (No. 36). 1872.
Falls of the Yosemite. From Glacier Rock (No. 36). 1872.
$6,604
Oct 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Panorama of San Francisco from California St. Hill. 1877
Panorama of San Francisco from California St. Hill. 1877
$17,500
Oct 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Plates 580 and 684 (from the Animal Locomotion series) (two works)
Plates 580 and 684 (from the Animal Locomotion series) (two works)
$6,048
Mar 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Plate 708 (from the Animal Locomotion series)
Plate 708 (from the Animal Locomotion series)
$1,245
Mar 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Yosemite
Yosemite
$10,000
Feb 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Valley of the Yosemite, Shower of Stars, Vernal Fall, 400 feet tall
Valley of the Yosemite, Shower of Stars, Vernal Fall, 400 feet tall
$6,750
Feb 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Plates 164 and 356 from the Animal Locomotion series (two works)
Plates 164 and 356 from the Animal Locomotion series (two works)
$819
Dec 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Plate 748 (Baboon Walking on Four Legs) (from the Animal Locomotion series)
Plate 748 (Baboon Walking on Four Legs) (from the Animal Locomotion series)
$756
Dec 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Animal Locomotion, Plate 733
Animal Locomotion, Plate 733
$1,890
Aug 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Works of the Panama Railroad Company
Works of the Panama Railroad Company
$10,625
Apr 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Aspininua
Aspininua
$5,500
Apr 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Mills' Seminary, Seminary Park, Alameda Co., Cal. 1872.
Mills' Seminary, Seminary Park, Alameda Co., Cal. 1872.
$12,700
Swann Auction Galleries
North Dome, Yosemite, CA * Mariposa Grove of Mammoth Trees. Wm. H. Seward, 85 Feet in Circumference, 268 Feet High. 1872 and early 1870s.
North Dome, Yosemite, CA * Mariposa Grove of Mammoth Trees. Wm. H. Seward, 85 Feet in Circumference, 268 Feet High. 1872 and early 1870s.
$2,794
Waddington's
Plate 602 from Animal Locomotion
Plate 602 from Animal Locomotion, 1887
CA$1,500 ($1k USD)
Oct 2025
Waddington's
Plate 349 from Animal Locomotion
Plate 349 from Animal Locomotion, 1887
CA$1,375 ($980 USD)
Oct 2025
Waddington's
Man Riding Horse, Plate 580 from Animal Locomotion
Man Riding Horse, Plate 580 from Animal Locomotion, 1887
CA$938 ($686 USD)
Jun 2025

Upcoming Auctions 2

Rago Arts and Auction Center
Plate 707 (from the Animal Locomotion series)
Plate 707 (from the Animal Locomotion series)
Est. $400–$600
Jun 26, 2026
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Plate 56 (from the Animal Locomotion series)
Plate 56 (from the Animal Locomotion series)
Est. $300–$500
Jun 26, 2026

For Sale 5

Robert Koch Gallery · Artsy
Plate 3, Animal Locomotion: Walking
Plate 3, Animal Locomotion: Walking, 1872
US$1,500
Collotype
Robert Koch Gallery · Artsy
Plate 88, Animal Locomotion: Ascending stairs
Plate 88, Animal Locomotion: Ascending stairs, 1872
US$1,500
Collotype
Robert Koch Gallery · Artsy
Plate 759, Animal Locomotion: Cockatoo flying
Plate 759, Animal Locomotion: Cockatoo flying, 1872
US$4,700
Collotype
Robert Koch Gallery · Artsy
Plate 361, Animal Locomotion: Throwing a spear
Plate 361, Animal Locomotion: Throwing a spear, 1872
US$2,500
Collotype
Robert Koch Gallery · Artsy
Plate 707, Animal Locomotion: "Dread" galloping
Plate 707, Animal Locomotion: "Dread" galloping, 1872
US$2,200
Collotype
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Market239 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range
$127 – $38.4K
37 of 46 photographs lots with prices
calculatePhotographs Average
$6.3K
Object-type specific
show_chartPhotographs Median
$4.0K
37 priced photographs lots
calendar_todayLast Photographs Sale
Oct 2025 · $6.6K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $4.0K medianPaintings: $743 medianWorks on paper: — medianEditioned photos: $8.1K medianUnclassified lots: $2.7K medianBooks/portfolios: — median
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Publications6

Monograph 2

In Camera: Francis Bacon: Photography, Film and the Practice of Painting
Thames & Hudson · 2022
Indecent Exposures
Yale University Press · 2015

Exhibition Catalog 2

Never Ending Stories: Der Loop in Kunst, Film, Architektur, Musik, Literatur und Kulturgeschichte
Hatje Cantz · 2017
Eadweard Muybridge and the photographic panorama of San Francisco, 1850-1880
MIT Press · 1993

Survey 2

Composite Landscapes: Photomontage and Landscape Architecture
Hatje Cantz · 2014
Abstrakte Fotografie
Hatje Cantz · 2000
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions6

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#74 Fraenkel Gallery

Whipped Cream & Other Delights (Fraenkel at Ortuzar)

Nan Goldin, Diane Arbus, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Irving Penn, Eadweard Muybridge, Peter Hujar, Robert Adams (b.1937), Lee Friedlander, Carrie Mae Weems, Wardell Milan, Loewy et Puiseux, Richard T. Walker, Martine Gutierrez

49 Geary St #450, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

May 8, 2026 — May 21, 2026

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Asheville Art Museum

Poetic Exposures

Eadweard Muybridge, Jo Sandman

2 S Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Jan 1, 2026

Poetic Exposures March 25–November 1, 2026 Poetic Exposures reflects on the ways artists harness the ephemeral medium of light to create meaning, bridging ex...

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Busch-Reisinger Museum

Introduction to the History of Art

Andy Warhol, Eadweard Muybridge

Aug 30, 2025 — Jan 4, 2026

Introduction to the History of Art August 30, 2025–January 4, 2026 University Teaching Gallery, Harvard Art Museums This installation, organized by Harvard f...

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Harvard Art Museums

Introduction to the History of Art

Andy Warhol, Eadweard Muybridge

32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Aug 30, 2025 — Jan 4, 2026

Introduction to the History of Art August 30, 2025–January 4, 2026 University Teaching Gallery, Harvard Art Museums This installation, organized by Harvard f...

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AGNSW

Pause, Turn, Touch, Reach Bodies in Motion from the Collection

Anthony McCall, Eadweard Muybridge, Edgar Degas, Gabriella Mangano, Silvana Mangano, Daniel Crooks, Joanna Piotrowska, nova Milne

Jan 1, 2025

Art Gallery of NSW: Naala Badu, our north building Pause, Turn, Touch, Reach Bodies in Motion from the Collection Art Gallery of NSW collection Until 6 July ...

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California Palace of the Legion of Honor

Ansel Adams in Our Time

Ansel Adams, Carleton Watkins, Eadweard Muybridge, Trevor Paglen, Will Wilson, Catherine Opie, Richard Misrach

100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA

Jan 1, 2023

Ansel Adams in Our Time Apr 8 – Aug 6, 2023 de Young Exhibition

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