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Eduardo Chillida was inspired by the history of the Basque Country, an autonomous community in Spain. He often selected materials for his sculptures that reflected the iron and wood produced in the industrial region. Find a variety of Eduardo Chillida art on 1stDibs.
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Amnistia-Askatasuna
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in Paris, FR
Etching, 1975
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 41/50
Publisher : Maeght Editeur (Paris)
Printer : Atelier Morsang (Paris)
Catalog : Van der Koelen 75001
91.00 cm. x 63...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Chillida (Hand Signed), from the Robert and Ruth Vogele Collection
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in New York, NY
Eduardo Chillida
Tasende gallery poster (Hand Signed), from the Robert and Ruth Vogele Collection, 1983
Offset Lithograph (Hand signed by Eduardo Chillida)
34 3/4 × 23 7/20 inches
H...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset
original serigraph
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original serigraph. Printed in 1982 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 250, dedicated in homage to Aime and Marguerite Maeght) and published in Paris by the M...
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1980s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print etching, aquatint
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in Miami, FL
Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002)
'Munich', 1994
etching, aquatint on paper gray Eskulan
31.5 x 23.9 in. (80 x 60.5 cm.)
Edition of 119 (of which 98 correspond to the Arabic numbered edition). P/A: XX (20)
Unframed
ID: CHI1038-009
Hand-signed by author
It appears reviewed in the catalog raisonné “Eduardo Chillida – Opus P.III. 1986-1996”, Chorus – Verlag. Page 278, cat. 94015.
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He began his career in 1943 studying architecture at the University of Madrid, but in 1947 he dedicated himself to drawing and sculpture, and in 1948 he moved to Paris, then the world capital of the arts. Although he abandoned his studies, his work betrays his architectural training, showing an underlying sense of structural organization, as well as discipline in materials, planning of spatial relationships, and scale of elements.
Over the years, the artist turned to materials that showed his investigations into conceptual questions and metaphysical concerns. Chillida's first stone and plaster creations oscillated between the human world and the natural world using figures and images of landscapes.
Consistently guided by the quality of space, density and rhythm, his works consider ways in which mass and volume contain space. His public works, which exist on a more massive scale, not only inhabit the space but also determine a qualifying space of their own.
His monumental sculptures, designed for both urban and more secluded spaces, are permanently installed internationally and constitute an important facet of his artistic production.
The main retrospectives of Chillida's graphic and sculptural work have been mounted by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (1966); Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (1979); National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (1979); Guggenheim Museum (1980); Miramar Palace, San Sebastián (1992); and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (1999).
Chillida received numerous awards, including the Grand International Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale (1958), the Kandinsky Prize (1960), the Carnegie Prize for Sculpture (1964), the Andrew Mellon...
Category
1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Paper
Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print aquatint etching
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in Miami, FL
Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002)
'Estampa V', 1998
It belongs to the folder "La indetenible quietud" that includes 6 etchings by Eduardo Chillida and 32 poems by Clara Janés.
aqua...
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1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print chine colle drypoint
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in Miami, FL
Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002)
'Korapillo II', 1982
chine colle, dry point on japanese paper
25.6 x 19.7 in. (65 x 50 cm.)
Edition of 50. Original 63 of which 50 belong to the regular edition. P/A: 8, H.C.: 5
Unframed
ID: CHI1038-013
Hand-signed by author
It is documented in Chillida, E. (1999). Eduardo Chillida – Opus P. II 1973-1985. Chorus – Verlag, pp 290 – 291. Nr 82003.
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He began his career in 1943 studying architecture at the University of Madrid, but in 1947 he dedicated himself to drawing and sculpture, and in 1948 he moved to Paris, then the world capital of the arts. Although he abandoned his studies, his work betrays his architectural training, showing an underlying sense of structural organization, as well as discipline in materials, planning of spatial relationships, and scale of elements.
Over the years, the artist turned to materials that showed his investigations into conceptual questions and metaphysical concerns. Chillida's first stone and plaster creations oscillated between the human world and the natural world using figures and images of landscapes.
Consistently guided by the quality of space, density and rhythm, his works consider ways in which mass and volume contain space. His public works, which exist on a more massive scale, not only inhabit the space but also determine a qualifying space of their own.
His monumental sculptures, designed for both urban and more secluded spaces, are permanently installed internationally and constitute an important facet of his artistic production.
The main retrospectives of Chillida's graphic and sculptural work have been mounted by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (1966); Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (1979); National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (1979); Guggenheim Museum (1980); Miramar Palace, San Sebastián (1992); and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (1999).
Chillida received numerous awards, including the Grand International Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale (1958), the Kandinsky Prize (1960), the Carnegie Prize for Sculpture (1964), the Andrew Mellon...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Drypoint