When Grog Clay Inspired Sculptor Eduardo Chillida

Published on 05 April 2024, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 17 May 2024 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Oxyde 54 recalls Eduardo Chillida's fascination with grog clay, discovered whlie Joan Gardy-Artigas was working with the material at the Maeght family home in 1973.

Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002), Oxyde 54, 1980, grog clay and copper oxide, monogrammed... When Grog Clay Inspired Sculptor Eduardo Chillida

Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002), Oxyde 54, 1980, grog clay and copper oxide, monogrammed in the clay, 31 x 26 x 11.5 cm/12.2 x 10.2 x 4.5 in.
Estimate: €120,000/150,000
ZABALAGA-LEKU, ADAGP, PARIS, 2024

On January 10, the art world celebrated the centenary of the birth of Eduardo Chillida, a giant of 20th-century sculpture, and creator - among other works - of the spectacular "Penes del viento" hanging on Basque rocks in San Sebastian... If his pieces, often monumental and intended for public spaces, appealed to a wide audience, it was also because of his use of raw, unadulterated materials:…

This article is for subscribers only

You still have 85% left to read.

To discover more, Subscribe