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Plate Number 433. Wringing clothes

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a fully nude woman performing a bathing routine. She is depicted from head to toe, bending over to tend to a wooden bucket. Her head is slightly bowed, showing her facial features and hair pulled back smoothly. The woman interacts with the bucket and uses a cloth or towel to wring water from it. The background has vertical slats or bars, indicating an enclosed space, with a plain ground beneath her feet.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4114 × 2033 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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