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Eduardo Chillida — Mano
Eduardo Chillida

Mano

1949

"Mano" by Eduardo Chillida is a pencil work on paper mounted on card that exemplifies the Spanish sculptor's exploration of form through drawing. The work captures the artist's characteristic interest in the relationship between space and mass, translating his three dimensional sculptural concerns into the two dimensional medium of graphite. As with much of Chillida's oeuvre, the hand (mano) serves as a subject that allows him to investigate gesture, weight, and the expressive potential of simplified, essential forms.

Medium
pencil on paper laid down on card

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Modern & Contemporary Art

November 28, 2024

Estimate: $12,000$18,000

Lot 139

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Eduardo Chillida, Mano, 1949

"Mano" by Eduardo Chillida is a pencil work on paper mounted on card that exemplifies the Spanish sculptor's exploration of form through drawing. The work captures the artist's characteristic interest in the relationship between space and mass, translating his three dimensional sculptural concerns into the two dimensional medium of graphite. As with much of Chillida's oeuvre, the hand (mano) serves as a subject that allows him to investigate gesture, weight, and the expressive potential of simplified, essential forms.

Medium
pencil on paper laid down on card
Year
1949
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Iron Sculpture, 20th Century, Contemplative, Minimalist Aesthetic, Monumental Scale, Modernism, Spanish Artist, Human Form, Three-Dimensional

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Art Institute of Chicago