Plate Number 46. Walking, flirting a fan and turning around

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a composite grid showing a series of photographs of a woman in various stages of movement, with her full body visible in each frame. She has her hair pulled back and is holding an open fan in several images. The woman appears to be in motion, with a backdrop of vertical lines. The composition captures subtle shifts in posture and balance.

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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.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 46 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.46


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