Plate Number 170. Jumping from stone to stone across a brook

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of sequential movements over an obstacle. The image consists of twenty-four separate black and white frames arranged in a grid, depicting the motion sequence of a subject wrapped in fabric interacting with a large spherical object on the ground. Each row shows a continuous motion with different poses demonstrating balance, momentum, and motion, captured near a textured backdrop. The lighting and tones highlight a vintage and experimental photographic style, providing insights into movement and form.

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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. 170 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; stamped bottom center underneath beige background in purple ink: The Corcoran Gallery of Art / Washington, D. C.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.170

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