Plate Number 265. Getting out of bed

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of motion studies showing a person moving from a lying to a standing position. The image consists of twenty-four smaller frames arranged in a grid, capturing sequential stages of the movement. Each frame depicts a progression of action, illustrating how the subject transitions from lying in bedding on a bed to standing beside it. The setting is in an environment with structured surroundings, focusing on capturing the act of rising from a resting state. The characteristics of the image emphasize movement and form, reflecting an analytical approach to human 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. 265 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.251


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