Plate Number 251. Kneeling on left knee with a basket in left hand and rising

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series of motion studies involving a figure carrying a bucket. The image consists of multiple frames arranged in two rows, each capturing sequential moments of movement as a figure progresses through the action of lifting, carrying, and walking with a bucket. The background includes a grid pattern, and the figure's actions are shown from various angles including side and back views. The series demonstrates the continuity and transition in motion, capturing a detailed study of kinetics and anatomy in motion.

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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. 251 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.241


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