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Artists›Étienne-Jules Marey

Étienne-Jules Marey

1830–1904

WA-00021468

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ289217

MoMA

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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7838
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (11)

Untitled

1893 · Gelatin silver print

Overall: 29 15/16 × 3 9/16" (76 × 9cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Acrobat

1890 · Collodion lantern slide

1 1/2 × 2 1/2" (3.8 × 6.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Analysis of the Flight of a Pigeon by the Chronophotographic Method

1883 · Two chronophotographic albumen silver prints

Each strip 2 3/8 × 9" (6.1 × 22.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Man houdt bal in de hand en neemt hem op de voet

1882 · paper, glass

width: 120 cm, height: 90 cm

Rijksmuseum

Man houdt bal in de hand en kopt hem weg

1882 · paper, glass

height: 90 cm, width: 120 cm

Rijksmuseum

Man Making a Headstand on a Pommel Horse

1882 · paper, glass

height: 90 cm, width: 120 cm

Rijksmuseum

Man springt over de bok in de lengte

1882 · paper, glass

width: 120 cm, height: 90 cm

Rijksmuseum

Man gooit bal in de lucht

1882 · glass, paper

height: 90 cm, width: 120 cm

Rijksmuseum

Man neemt aanloop en schopt de bal weg

1882 · paper, glass

width: 120 cm, height: 90 cm

Rijksmuseum

Man wandelt

1882 · paper, glass

height: 90 cm, width: 120 cm

Rijksmuseum

Chronophotograph of a Flying Heron

1878 · gelatin silver print

Image: 8.3 x 9.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 11/16 in.); Paper: 8.3 x 21.4 cm (3 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

11 published of 17 catalogued · 16 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
MoMA
3 publishedof 7 catalogued7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img
+ 2 more sources · 2 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

8 entries · 1 sources

Man gooit bal in de lucht
1882 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Man neemt aanloop en schopt de bal weg
1882 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Man wandelt
1882 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Man houdt bal in de hand en neemt hem op de voet
1882 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Chronophotograph of a Flying Heron
1878 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Man houdt bal in de hand en kopt hem weg
1882 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Man Making a Headstand on a Pommel Horse
1882 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Man springt over de bok in de lengte
1882 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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