Plate Number 270. Arising from the ground with a pamphlet in left hand

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image shows black-and-white sequential photographs of a nude woman in various poses. She moves from lying on her stomach to sitting, kneeling, crouching, and standing. Her short hair is pinned up, and she holds a container in some frames. The background is a grid or slatted wall indoors with a textured, pebbled floor. There is no jewelry visible, and the focus is on the woman's movements and interaction with the object.