Plate Number 248. Sitting down on the ground

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series of sequential images capturing motion. The work consists of a grid of black and white photographs depicting a figure in various stages of movement. The background of each frame shows a striped or lined pattern. The focus is on the progression of movement, capturing subtle shifts in posture and form. The repetition and sequencing highlight the study of motion, potentially illustrating the mechanics or grace of movement from different angles or perspectives.

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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. 248 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.238

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