Plate Number 502. Miscellaneous, stooping, kneeling, etc.

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a woman in a sheer gown performing motions involving a pitcher and a cup. The woman is barefoot with her hair tied back. She is pouring liquid and in various stances such as standing, walking, and kneeling. The background is a plain, solid surface with a dark grid pattern. No facial details are visible.

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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. 502 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.458

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