Plate Number 75. Ascending an incline

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series of sequential movements. The image captures a series of black-and-white photographs arranged in a grid, showcasing a subject in various stages of walking, shown from different angles. Each frame is marked with a distinct grid pattern. The sequence freezes each stage for detailed study. The setting is sparse and neutral, focusing entirely on the repetitive motion depicted across the frames.

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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. 75 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.75

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