Plate Number 175. Crossing brook on stepping-stones with a fishing pole and can

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of photographs of a woman walking backward with a pail. She is seen stepping over objects, balancing with one foot raised, holding a pail in one hand and a whip in the other. The woman's hair is styled up and her face is not clearly visible due to motion and distance. She is wearing a short, wrapped garment reaching her knees. The background has a lined backdrop typical of motion study photography, suggesting an outdoor setting with sunlight and shadows.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 10 – July 18, 2010

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 175 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.175

Wikidata ID

Q64147045

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