Plate Number 42. Walking and pouring water from a pitcher

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows sequential photographs of a nude individual walking from left to right while holding a pouring jug. The person is depicted in various walking positions, facing left in the top row and transitioning to front and back views in subsequent rows. The individual's blurred facial features are seen in profile, with noticeable long hair styled into a braid. The person is unclothed, with the jug being a prominent element in the images. The background features a horizontal lined pattern, likely a wall, providing a consistent backdrop for the person's movement.

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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

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 42 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.42


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