Plate Number 207. Stooping and lifting train

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows twelve black-and-white photographs of a woman in different stages of movement. She is portrayed kneeling and then walking, with her body fully visible in each frame. Her posture changes between the two positions. The woman's facial features are not detailed due to the side profile view and black-and-white color scheme. She has her hair in a bun and is wearing a long flowing gown with short sleeves and a high waistline. The background features a dark grid, suggesting a scientific context like a motion study. There are no visible accessories, and she holds her dress slightly lifted for movement.

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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.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 207 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; bottom center underneath image in purple ink: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, / Washington, D.C.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.207


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