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Eduardo Chillida
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
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Description
- Eduardo Chillida
- Lurra G-135
signed with the artist's monogram
terracotta
- 28 by 26 by 27cm.; 11 by 10 1/4 by 10 5/8 in.
- Executed in 1989.
Provenance
Galerie Lelong, Paris
Galerie Michelle Chanpetier, Cannes
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1991
Condition
Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are minor surface irregularities to the work and stable drying cracks which are inherent to the artist's working process. Some superficial dust fibres have collected in the recessed parts of the work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work is registered in the archives of the Museo Chillida-Leku, Hernani under number 1989.043
"I like things that are distinct and clear-cut... with deviations, total changes that create distance and cause these silences or vacuums, whatever you like to call them, in which the form can vibrate... In most of my sculptures, the positive and the negative alternate." (Eduardo Chillida cited in: Elena Alvarez-Buzlla Roces, Plastic and Biological Matamorphoses of Leaves, p. 178)