Plate Number 581. "Smith" walking, bareback; rider nude

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a horse in motion. The image shows multiple frames in a sequence demonstrating the movement of a horse. Twelve frames at the top depict the side profile of the horse walking from left to right, each showing different phases of its movement. The lower section includes additional frames from behind, illustrating the progression of the horse moving forward. The style of the images is similar to motion studies by Eadweard Muybridge. The background is a uniform dark shade in each frame, emphasizing the movement as the primary focus of the composition.

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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. 581/ Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.527


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