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Plate Number 190. Dancing (nautch)

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a series of photographs of a woman in motion. She is standing and walking with her arms raised and hands positioned on or above her head. Her long hair is flowing, and she is wearing a sheer cloth around her lower body, leaving her upper body exposed. The background features vertical lines, possibly part of a door or partition, and the ground is textured like pavement or tiles. The sequence captures the woman in different poses, emphasizing her movement and the flow of the fabric and her hair. There are no visible objects in her hands or jewelry worn.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3852 × 2273 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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