The Ray
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Alexander Archipenko (Kyiv, present–day Ukraine (former Russian Empire), 1887 – 1964, New York, New York). The Ray, 1920s. Bronze with green patina, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation, 2004.37.1a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Artist
Title
The Ray
Date
1920s
Geography
Place made: Europe
Medium
Bronze with green patina
Classification
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)
Signatures
Signed proper left side, self base: "Archipenko"
Markings
Proper left side, self base, edition number: "6/6"
Credit Line
Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation
Accession Number
2004.37.1a-b
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