Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) - Lithographic plans

Eduardo Chillida
1980

Lithographic plans over vegetable papers
Dimensions: 38X28cm with the mat

Frame not included

Published in 1980 on the occasion of the artist’s exhibition of 78 stone sculptures and 4 porcelain pieces at the Maeght Foundation.

While Eduardo Chillida is universally celebrated for his monumental steel and stone sculptures, his graphic work—particularly his etchings and lithographs—reveals an equally masterful exploration of space, where heavy ink and stark paper engage in a dramatic dance of form and void. This graphic brilliance directly mirrors the printmaking legacies of titans like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, who similarly utilized the graphic medium to strip their artistic visions down to their most urgent, raw essences. Much like Picasso's masterful linocuts or Dalí's surrealist etchings, Chillida’s graphic art proves that paper can hold just as much architectural power and emotional weight as three-dimensional sculpture.