Plate Number 408. Two models, 1 pouring bucket of water over 8

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of black and white photographs featuring two nude individuals engaging in a playful water interaction. In each frame, one person is seated in a low bathtub, while the other stands nearby pouring water on them, creating splashes. Both individuals have short hair, and their facial features are visible in some frames. There is a fence or wall backdrop, suggesting an outdoor space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Edward E. MacCrone Fund and New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.9 × 41 cm (7 7/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 60.2 cm (18 1/2 × 23 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.131.5

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Equinox Gallery, Vancouver); NGA purchase (through Laurence Miller Gallery, New York), 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 408 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.

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