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PROPERTY OF AN ESTEEMED SPANISH COLLECTION
EDUARDO CHILLIDA (1924-2002)
Yunque de sueños I (Anvil of Dreams I)
Details
EDUARDO CHILLIDA (1924-2002)
Yunque de sueños I (Anvil of Dreams I)
incised with the artist’s monogram and numbered ‘0⁄4’ (on the bronze element)
bronze on wooden base
overall: 25 1⁄4 x 7 1⁄2 x 7 1/8in. (64.3 x 19 x 18cm.)
Executed in 1957, this work is number zero from an edition of five
Yunque de sueños I (Anvil of Dreams I)
incised with the artist’s monogram and numbered ‘0⁄4’ (on the bronze element)
bronze on wooden base
overall: 25 1⁄4 x 7 1⁄2 x 7 1/8in. (64.3 x 19 x 18cm.)
Executed in 1957, this work is number zero from an edition of five
Provenance
The Artist.
Ernesto Wuthenow Collection, Frankfurt (thence by descent).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Ernesto Wuthenow Collection, Frankfurt (thence by descent).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
J. D. Fullaondo, 'El laberinto en la Obra de Eduardo Chillida (II)', in Nueva Forma, 1967 (another from the edition illustrated; dated '1954-58').
C. Giedion-Welcker, 'Eduardo Chillida', in Du, 1969 (another from the edition).
P. Volboudt, Eduardo Chillida, London 1967, pp. 43 and 78, no. 24 (another from the edition illustrated, pp. 46-47; dated '1954-58').
C. Esteban, Chillida, Paris 1971, p. 202, no. 27 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 86; dated '1954-58').
Chillida, exh. cat., Pittsburgh, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1979-1980, no. 56 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 156; dated '1954-58').
F. Calvo Serraller, Espana: Medio siglo de arte de vanguardia 1939-1985, Volumen I, Madrid 1985 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 377; dated '1954').
E. Chillida, 'De la línea y el límite', in Paréntesis, 2002 (another from the edition).
Chillida: Bideak Caminos, exh. cat., San Sebastián, Sala Kubo-kutxa Aretoa, 2014 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 195).
I. Chillida and A. Cobo, Eduardo Chillida: Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture, I (1948-1973), San Sebastián 2014, pp. 120, 348 and 349, no. 1957008 (illustrated, p. 121; incorrect edition size).
I. Chillida and A. Cobo, Eduardo Chillida: Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture, IV (1991-2002), San Sebastián 2022, pp. 416 and 442, no. 1957008 (illustrated, p. 417).
C. Giedion-Welcker, 'Eduardo Chillida', in Du, 1969 (another from the edition).
P. Volboudt, Eduardo Chillida, London 1967, pp. 43 and 78, no. 24 (another from the edition illustrated, pp. 46-47; dated '1954-58').
C. Esteban, Chillida, Paris 1971, p. 202, no. 27 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 86; dated '1954-58').
Chillida, exh. cat., Pittsburgh, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1979-1980, no. 56 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 156; dated '1954-58').
F. Calvo Serraller, Espana: Medio siglo de arte de vanguardia 1939-1985, Volumen I, Madrid 1985 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 377; dated '1954').
E. Chillida, 'De la línea y el límite', in Paréntesis, 2002 (another from the edition).
Chillida: Bideak Caminos, exh. cat., San Sebastián, Sala Kubo-kutxa Aretoa, 2014 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 195).
I. Chillida and A. Cobo, Eduardo Chillida: Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture, I (1948-1973), San Sebastián 2014, pp. 120, 348 and 349, no. 1957008 (illustrated, p. 121; incorrect edition size).
I. Chillida and A. Cobo, Eduardo Chillida: Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture, IV (1991-2002), San Sebastián 2022, pp. 416 and 442, no. 1957008 (illustrated, p. 417).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Chillida: Sculptures Récentes, 1961, p. 12, no. 1 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated p. 20; dated '1954-58'; incorrectly numbered and titled).
Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, Eduardo Chillida, 1962, p. 7, no. 20 (another from the edition exhibited; dated '1954-58').
Duisburg, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Eduardo Chillida, 1966, p. 26, no. 4 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated, p. 9; dated '1953-58).
Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Eduardo Chillida: Eine Retrospektive, 1993, p. 198, no. 14 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 42; dated '1954-58').
Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Eduardo Chillida, 2001-2002 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 86; dated ‘1954-58’). This exhibition later travelled to Schwäbisch Hall, Kunsthalle Würth; Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey and Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, La interpretación de los sueños, 2005 (another from the edition exhibited).
Madrid, Galeria Leandro Navarro, La Colección Ernesto Wuthenow, 2022-2023, p. 82 (illustrated in colour, pp. 25, 80 and 83).
Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, Eduardo Chillida, 1962, p. 7, no. 20 (another from the edition exhibited; dated '1954-58').
Duisburg, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Eduardo Chillida, 1966, p. 26, no. 4 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated, p. 9; dated '1953-58).
Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Eduardo Chillida: Eine Retrospektive, 1993, p. 198, no. 14 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 42; dated '1954-58').
Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Eduardo Chillida, 2001-2002 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 86; dated ‘1954-58’). This exhibition later travelled to Schwäbisch Hall, Kunsthalle Würth; Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey and Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, La interpretación de los sueños, 2005 (another from the edition exhibited).
Madrid, Galeria Leandro Navarro, La Colección Ernesto Wuthenow, 2022-2023, p. 82 (illustrated in colour, pp. 25, 80 and 83).
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