The Ray
1920s
Alexander Archipenko
American, born Ukraine, 1887-1964
European Art
Alexander Archipenko first conceived this work’s form—an elongated, abstracted figure of a woman—about 1918. He explored the figure numerous times in several variations and media, sometimes calling it “Vase” or “Vase Woman” and other times “Ray,” recognizing the flexibility of perception, as well as the relationship between animate and inanimate forms.
- Maker/Artist
- Archipenko, Alexander
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Bronze with green patina
- Locations
- Place made: Europe
- Dimensions
- Total height: 74 in., 215 lb. (188 cm, 97.52kg) Sculpture: 63 x 9 x 6 in., 59 lb. (160 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm, 26.76kg) base (Base): 11 x 14 x 14 in., 156 lb. (27.9 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm, 70.76kg)
- Departments
- European Art
- Accession Number
- 2004.37.1a-b
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation
- Exhibitions
- Diverse Works: Director's Choice, 1997-2015, Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- European Art Galleries, 5th floor
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