Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) Buscando La Luz IV (Looking for Light IV) corten steel © Zabalaga-Leku (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £4,093,875
The complete Homage to Chillida exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in 2006 will be auctioned at Christie’s in London on June 25 and June 26 next. The show, a tribute to the Basque sculptor who died in 2002, featured works by major artists made in response to Eduardo Chillida. It included 45 sculptures, paintings, and drawings by artists including Elsworth Kelly, Cy Twombly, Zao Wou-Ki, Miquel Barceló, David Hockney and Anish Kapoor. A highlight is Chillida’s monumental sculpture Boscando la Luz IV, 2001, which was on long term display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park from 2002-2004 before its installation at the Guggenheim, Bilbao in 2006. It is on view a the Royal Hospital Gardens, Chelsea, London until June 26.