Plate Number 525. A, C: Descending a step. B, D: Ascending a step. E: Waving a handkerchief

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a composite series of photographs of a nude woman in motion. She is seen stepping and interacting with her environment while holding a white towel. Her hair is styled close to her head and appears dark. The sequence captures her from different angles as she moves in various positions. The background is a plain indoor space with a dark backdrop contrasting with a lighter floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.8 × 22.3 cm (12 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 60.96 cm (19 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.506

  • 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. 525 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.481

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