Plate Number 414. Wiping body with towel

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential display of a figure in motion. The image is presented in a grid layout, capturing a step-by-step process in black and white. Each frame shows a natural, gradual progression. The series is meticulously aligned, highlighting subtle changes in position and movement, showcasing early motion capture photography techniques.

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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 414 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.391

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