Plate Number 145. Descending stairs and turning with a bucket of water in right hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows sequential photographs of a woman descending a set of steps while carrying a bucket. The woman's body is at varying angles as she steps down, maintaining balance with the bucket. She has a neutral expression, short hair, and is nude. There are no visible accessories or objects besides the bucket. In the background, there is a wire grid and horizontal lines suggesting an industrial setting.

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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. 145 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right in black pencil: 87.7.145


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