Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) - Untitled, 1995

Eduardo Chillida. Untitled, 1995.

Eduardo Chillida is one of the key figures of 20th-century European art. Internationally recognized for his exploration of space, matter, and void, his work spans sculpture, drawing, and printmaking, investigating the tensions between form, balance, and architecture. Throughout his career, his visual language evolved toward a radical synthesis in which minimal gestures acquire powerful structural presence.

Sheet dimensions: 36 x 26 cm.
Drawing dimensions: 18.1 x 15 cm (same size as the original drawing).
Total dimensions: approx. 41 x 31 cm.
Limited edition from the Chillida Leku Museum.
Five-ink print on River Artist natural white paper, 120 gr.
Mounted on grey support with removable presentation points.
Excellent condition.

In this untitled drawing from 1995, Chillida reduces the composition to a set of black forms confronting and linking around a central empty space. The thick, almost architectural lines create a tension between mass and void that is characteristic of his late work. The void does not appear as absence, but as an active element structuring the entire image.

The work functions as a pure reflection on the relationship between boundary and space. The forms seem to open and close simultaneously, creating a feeling of unstable balance reminiscent of his iron and steel sculptures, where volume is defined as much by matter as by the air surrounding it.