Plate Number 113. Descending an incline

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph depicting sequential motion studies of a figure walking down an incline and along a flat surface. The image is divided into two rows, each showing a series of frames documenting the motion in a systematic sequence. The top row displays the subject descending a slanted path with a grid background, while the bottom row shows the subject's movement on a flat path. Each frame captures a specific phase of walking, with noticeable changes in limb positions and body posture illustrating the progression of motion. The photographs offer a scientific and analytical perspective, focusing on the mechanics of 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.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 113 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.113


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