Plate Number 426. Toilet, brushing hair and walking off

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of sequential photographs of a nude woman in different poses. She is standing upright in most frames, except for one where she is mid-stride as if walking. The woman's facial features are soft and less defined, with light-colored hair flowing naturally. The background features a uniformly colored, textured wall with horizontal lines in each frame. The woman is not wearing any clothing or accessories.

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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 426 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.400

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