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Optical Box, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1964

Optical Box

1964 · Sculpture

Particulars

1964 · aged 41
19232005
Accession number
2004.30.16

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In the same room · EU-407-C, National Gallery of Art

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On the same theme · Non-representational

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Jesús Rafael Soto, portraitJesús Rafael SotoVenezuelan, 1923–2005

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room407C · East Building, Upper Level

On public display.

Checked
9 days ago
In this state since
Aug 19, 2026
Source
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Non-representational

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SculpturePost-war art20th centuryFrenchOptical Art

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  • Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
Displacement of a Luminous Element, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1954

Displacement of a Luminous Element

1954 · The Museum of Modern Art

Double Transparency, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1956

Double Transparency

1956 · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1959-60

Untitled

1959-60 · The Museum of Modern Art

Homage to Yves Klein, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1961

Homage to Yves Klein

1961 · The Museum of Modern Art

Olive and Black, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1966

Olive and Black

1966 · The Museum of Modern Art

Repetition and Progression (Repetición y progresión) from Sotomagie, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1951, published 1967

Repetition and Progression (Repetición y progresión) from Sotomagie

1951, published 1967 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Repetition (Repetición) from Sotomagie, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1951, published 1967

Repetition (Repetición) from Sotomagie

1951, published 1967 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Progression (Progresión) from Sotomagie, Jesús Rafael Soto, 1952, published 1967

Progression (Progresión) from Sotomagie

1952, published 1967 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Pansies in Washington, Alma Thomas, 1969

Alma Thomas

Pansies in Washington, 1969

Relative, Sam Gilliam, 1968

Sam Gilliam

Relative, 1968

1-33, Morris Louis, 1962

Morris Louis

1-33, 1962

Jasmine Jungle, Gene Davis, 1967

Gene Davis

Jasmine Jungle, 1967

Hawk's Return, William T. Williams, 1969-1970

William T. Williams

Hawk's Return, 1969-1970

Sixth Knot, after Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1490/1500

Leonardo da Vinci

Sixth Knot, c. 1490/1500

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Composition en trois couleurs (Composition in Three Colors), Pablo Picasso, 1947

Pablo Picasso

Composition en trois couleurs (Composition in Three Colors), 1947

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

A Glass on a Table, Pablo Picasso, 1913

Pablo Picasso

A Glass on a Table, 1913

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Composition, Pablo Picasso, 1946

Pablo Picasso

Composition, 1946

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Mao, Andy Warhol, 1973

Andy Warhol

Mao, 1973

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Heart, Henri Matisse, published 1947

Henri Matisse

The Heart, published 1947

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Nightmare of the White Elephant, Henri Matisse, published 1947

Henri Matisse

The Nightmare of the White Elephant, published 1947

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Codomas, Henri Matisse, published 1947

Henri Matisse

The Codomas, published 1947

Not on view · National Gallery of Art