Plate Number 149. Descending stairs and stooping to lift a pitcher

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a series of frames capturing a woman descending steps. She is naked and depicted in various poses as she moves downwards. The woman has dark hair tied up at the back, and her face is not clearly visible. The setting includes steps and a jug placed at different positions, with a striped background adding depth to the composition.

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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. 149 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.149

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