Plate Number 122. Descending an incline with a bucket of water in each hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This photograph captures sequential motion images of an individual carrying a bucket. The image shows a grid of frames, each depicting a stage of motion of the person walking with the bucket. Different perspectives are shown in each row: a side view at the top, a front view in the middle, and a rear view at the bottom. The frames depict various phases of motion as the person steps forward onto a platform, highlighting the study of movement and walking mechanics. The repeated figures in motion convey a sense of continuity and progressive action commonly seen in early motion studies.

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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. 122 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.122


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