Plate Number 18. Walking, left hand across abdomen

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of plates depicting a woman walking. In each frame, the woman's movement is captured, showing different stages of her steps. She is seen in full-body shots from various angles as she moves forward. The woman's stance changes slightly with each frame. She has short, wavy hair and neutral facial expressions. The woman is nude and holds an object in some frames. The background consists of textured and smooth surfaces, possibly a wall and a flat ground surface.

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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. 18 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.18

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