Plate Number 76. Ascending an incline

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential movement study. The image shows a series of still frames capturing the stages of a figure walking down an angled plank. The background is lined for contrast. The sequence is presented in a grid format with multiple rows and columns, displaying the progression of the figure's motion from different angles. Each frame offers a slightly different perspective for observing movement dynamics, body posture, and form. The black and white tonality adds a classic and analytical feel, focusing on human motion and anatomy.

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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. 76 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.76


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