Plate Number 190. Dancing (nautch)

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of photographs of a woman in motion. She is standing and walking with her arms raised and hands positioned on or above her head. Her long hair is flowing, and she is wearing a sheer cloth around her lower body, leaving her upper body exposed. The background features vertical lines, possibly part of a door or partition, and the ground is textured like pavement or tiles. The sequence captures the woman in different poses, emphasizing her movement and the flow of the fabric and her hair. There are no visible objects in her hands or jewelry worn.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 190 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.190


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