Who was Francis Bacon inspired by when creating a series of painting starting in 1957 ?
Étienne - Jules Marey — recorded the first series of live action photos with a single camera by a method of chronophotography ; influenced and was influenced by Muybridge 's work Thomas Eakins — American artist who worked with and continued Muybridge 's motion studies , and incorporated the findings into his own artwork William Dickson — credited as inventor of the motion picture camera Thomas Edison — developed and owned patents for motion picture cameras Marcel Duchamp — artist , painted " Nude Descending a Staircase , No .