Plate Number 120. Descending an incline with a bucket of water in right hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of photographic frames displaying a nude person walking across a platform. The person is captured in profile in the top row and from the back in the bottom row. Their hair is styled upward and they are holding a metal bucket in their right hand. The platform includes steps and seems to be used for motion studies. The top row has a dark-toned grid background, while the bottom row shows an outdoor scene with trees and fencing. The frames document the person's movement across the platform.

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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. 120 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.120

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