Plate Number 176. Crossing brook on stepping-stones with fishing pole and a basket

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of black and white photographs capturing a nude woman in motion. She is walking, carrying a small bucket and a long stick, possibly a fishing rod. The woman's body is visible in each frame as she moves over stones on the ground. Her long hair is worn loose down her back. The background features a grid-like pattern, suggesting a wire fence or screen. The ground is scattered with round stones. There are no visible jewelry on the woman.

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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. 176 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.176

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