Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Eduardo Chillida — Batz
Eduardo Chillida — Batz
Eduardo Chillida — Batz
Eduardo Chillida

Batz

1984

This etching presents a bold composition of stark black forms against cream colored paper, with irregular white voids cutting through the dark mass creating a sense of spatial tension and visual intrigue. The work demonstrates Chillida's characteristic exploration of void and solid, a fundamental concern throughout his artistic practice as a sculptor and printmaker. The irregular, organic boundaries of the black shape, combined with the handwritten notations and numbering visible on the paper, emphasize the work's status as a unique printed object. Executed on Segundo Santos paper, the piece exemplifies the artist's refined approach to printmaking as a vehicle for his spatial investigations. Chillida's abstract vocabulary here reflects the Modernist tradition while maintaining his distinctive voice in exploring the relationship between presence and absence.

Medium
Etching on Segundo Santos paper
Sheet
Signed
Yes

Notes

Signed and numbered in pencil; from the edition of 25, plus 10 AP. 'Batz' means 'together' in Basque. Catalogue raisonné: Martin Van Der Koelen, 'Eduardo Chillida: Opus P.II: Catalogue Raisonné of the Original Prints, 1973-1985' (Munich, 1997), cat. no. 84004, p. 346-347.

For Sale

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

Spotted works by Eduardo Chillida

About this work

Eduardo Chillida, Batz, 1984

This etching presents a bold composition of stark black forms against cream colored paper, with irregular white voids cutting through the dark mass creating a sense of spatial tension and visual intrigue. The work demonstrates Chillida's characteristic exploration of void and solid, a fundamental concern throughout his artistic practice as a sculptor and printmaker. The irregular, organic boundaries of the black shape, combined with the handwritten notations and numbering visible on the paper, emphasize the work's status as a unique printed object. Executed on Segundo Santos paper, the piece exemplifies the artist's refined approach to printmaking as a vehicle for his spatial investigations. Chillida's abstract vocabulary here reflects the Modernist tradition while maintaining his distinctive voice in exploring the relationship between presence and absence.

Medium
Etching on Segundo Santos paper
Dimensions
sheet: 19.5 x 16 cm
Year
1984
Edition
of 25
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Zeit Contemporary Art

Related themes

Abstract Art, Contemporary Print, Twentieth Century, Limited Edition Print, Conceptual Approach, Void And Form, Paper Art, Figurative Abstraction, Minimalist Aesthetic, Post War Art, Etching, Gesture And Form, Printmaking, Constructivism, Abstract Expressionism, Black And White, Modernism, European Modernism, Spanish Artist, Spatial Composition

More works by Eduardo Chillida

Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago