Plate Number 22. Walking with high-heeled boots on

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph depicting a sequential series of images capturing the motion of a person walking. The image is presented as a grid dividing into individual frames, showing a sequence of a nude figure in motion. The upper, middle, and lower sequences display three different angles of the walking motion: side view, front view, and back view respectively. Each frame shows a slight variation in posture revealing the fluid nature of walking. The repetitive grid layout suggests a study of motion, similar to photography experiments exploring biomechanics. The background seems to be a patterned or lined surface, emphasizing the contrast with the moving figure.

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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 22 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.22


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