
Football Kick
A remarkable feat of scientific artistry, Harold Eugene Edgerton's *Football Kick* employs his pioneering stroboscopic photography technique to freeze and multiply the motion of a football being kicked into a single, dynamic image. The chromogenic print reveals what the naked eye cannot perceive, capturing the arc and trajectory of both the foot and ball across a dark, timeless void. Edgerton's work sits at the fascinating intersection of science and art, transforming a fleeting athletic moment into a visually striking and technically groundbreaking document of motion.
- Medium
- Chromogenic print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago - Online Only
December 22, 2014
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