Plate Number 239. One woman standing, another sitting and crossing legs

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of sequential images showing a person and a cat interacting. The image is divided into three rows, each containing smaller images taken in a stop-motion sequence. The background features a grid pattern. The first row shows the person approaching and interacting with the cat. The second row shows the person sitting and interacting with the cat. The final row shows the person standing up and walking away from the cat, which remains relaxed. The composition appears scientific and methodical, suggesting a study of movement and behavior in a controlled setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.5 × 23.7 cm (12 3/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.4 × 61.25 cm (19 1/16 × 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.272

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

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. 239 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.231

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