Plate Number 51. Walking, turning around and using a sprinkling pot

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential series capturing motion. The image consists of multiple frames, arranged in two rows, depicting the continuous motion of a figure walking. The figure is carrying an object in one hand. Each frame shows a different phase of the walking cycle. The setting appears to be outdoors, possibly on a stage or plain background. The emphasis is on the contrast and lighting that highlights the contours and shadows on the figure. The style is reminiscent of early motion photography, focusing on the scientific study of locomotion.

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Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 51 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.51


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