Plate Number 399. Emptying a bucket of water

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image depicts a series of sequential photographic frames capturing a nude man in different poses while pouring water from a bucket. The man is shown walking, standing, and bending in various positions. He has a mature facial appearance, short hair, and is not wearing any clothing. The man is holding a wooden bucket filled with water, which he uses to toss water in arcs. The background shows a textured vertical surface, most likely a wall, with a ground area resembling tiles or concrete. Structural elements like a long horizontal beam and a vertical post are also visible, suggesting an outdoor or semi-enclosed space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 14 × 45.9 cm (5 1/2 × 18 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 47.5 × 60.3 cm (18 11/16 × 23 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.418

  • 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. 399 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.383

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