Plate Number 125. Descending stairs

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of photographs of a nude male figure descending a short flight of stairs. The photos capture him in profile from the side, front, and back as he moves. The man has short dark hair, defined muscles, and appears fit. The background is simple, possibly grid-lined, and the lighting highlights his body's contours.

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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. 125 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.125

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