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Eduardo Chillida

Eduardo Chillida

Spain • 1924 - 2002 • 198 followers
Featured in: Master Artists

This hand thinks, feels, loves, acts, unfolds... Could it not be thinking with the hands?

Nationality

Spanish

Categories

Printmakers

Artistic movements

Geometric Sculpture

Themes

Abstract, Graphic, Conceptual

Biography

Eduardo Chillida was born and died in San Sebastian; he was a renowned sculptor who exhibited work alongside Miró and Picasso. His success was quickly garnered: he represented Spain at the Venice Biennial when he was just 34. He initially studied architecture before giving up his studies to focus on sculpting and drawing at the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.

He then moved to Paris, where he learned to sculpt, basing his work on the old rules of the masterpieces he admired at the Louvre. His sculptures were more abstract before discovering Brancusi and Tapiès. His creations in steel, concrete and iron reduce fundamental concepts to a single shape, the origin of all things.

To create this minimalist result, he uses particularly contrasting natural materials: the sea, wood, rain, rocks. The natural environment is a key part of his work, emphasised by framing or by the emitted sounds. Curves help to emphasise the horizontal nature of the landscape in a simple, elegant way.

In the 70s, he was one of the most well-known artists and exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. He also became a professor at the prestigious Harvard University and won the Prix Prince Asturias in 1987 and the Imperial Order of Japan in 1991. In 2001, his artwork was honoured at the Jeu de Paume in Paris.

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Print, Itsasoratu I, Eduardo Chillida

Itsasoratu I

Print . 43.5 x 35.5 cm Print . 17.1 x 14 inch

CHF 2,919

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Print, Vers la diagonale, Eduardo Chillida

Vers la diagonale

Print . 43 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.9 x 12.8 x 0 inch

CHF 3,406

Print, Composition pour les JO, Eduardo Chillida

Composition pour les JO

Print . 90 x 63 x 1 cm Print . 35.4 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 5,650 CHF 5,085

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Print, Casa de Goya, Eduardo Chillida

Casa de Goya

Print . 78 x 59.5 cm Print . 30.7 x 23.4 inch

CHF 5,692

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Print, Enparantza I, Eduardo Chillida

Enparantza I

Print . 76 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.3 x 0 inch

CHF 4,087

Print, Bidearte I, Eduardo Chillida

Bidearte I

Print . 75 x 53 cm Print . 29.5 x 20.9 inch

CHF 3,406

Print, Nancy, Eduardo Chillida

Nancy

Print . 75.5 x 51 cm Print . 29.7 x 20.1 inch

CHF 6,909

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Print, Esku XVI., Eduardo Chillida

Esku XVI.

Print . 50 x 40 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

CHF 5,838

Print, Ikur, Eduardo Chillida

Ikur

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

CHF 7,989

Print, Ozendu, Eduardo Chillida

Ozendu

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

CHF 6,500

Print, Esku 28, Eduardo Chillida

Esku 28

Print . 29 x 21.5 cm Print . 11.4 x 8.5 inch

CHF 6,500

Print, Ikur, Eduardo Chillida

Ikur

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

CHF 8,076

Print, Cioran XXXI, Eduardo Chillida

Cioran XXXI

Print . 32 x 24 x 1 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

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Print, Face aux instants, Eduardo Chillida

Face aux instants

Print . 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch

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Print, Ezurdun, Eduardo Chillida

Ezurdun

Print . 32.5 x 23 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch

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Print, Sans titre, Eduardo Chillida

Sans titre

Print . 45 x 32 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 inch

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Print, Une Helen de vent II, Eduardo Chillida

Une Helen de vent II

Print . 65 x 51 cm Print . 25.6 x 20.1 inch

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Print, Bikaina VIII, Eduardo Chillida

Bikaina VIII

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

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Print, Bikaina IX, Eduardo Chillida

Bikaina IX

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

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Print, Berlín, Eduardo Chillida

Berlín

Print . 42 x 47 cm Print . 16.5 x 18.5 inch

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