Plate Number 117. Descending an incline

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential series depicting a motion study. The image is presented in a grid format, showcasing three rows of black-and-white photographs. Each row captures a series of movements of a figure in various stages of walking and turning. The first row shows a side profile, the second row a front view, and the third row a rear view. The background features a backdrop with vertical lines. The series is organized to provide a visual analysis of human motion, highlighting shifts in posture and anatomy through each frame.

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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. 117 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.117


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