Plate Number 240. Sitting and flirting a fan

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of photos of a woman in different poses, displaying her entire body from head to toe. She is seen walking, sitting, and interacting with a chair. The woman has an updo hairstyle typical of late 19th-century fashion, soft facial features, and wears a full-length, long-sleeved dress made of a light-colored shiny fabric. The dress is adorned and features a fitted bodice with a full skirt. She carries a folded fan and a small bouquet in some frames and there is a wooden chair present in others. The background includes a striped wall and a partially visible outdoor area with natural light and shadow effects.

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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. 240 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.232


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