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Eduardo Chillida
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Spanish Basque sculptor (1924–2002)
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Eduardo Chillida Juantegui was a Spanish sculptor, printmaker, illustrator, and visual artist born in San Sebastián on January 10, 1924. He worked in the genre of abstract art and spoke Spanish and Basque. Chillida was educated at the Complutense University of Madrid, the Technical University of Madrid, the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid, and the Círculo de Bellas Artes. He participated in Documenta II, Documenta III, 4. documenta, and Documenta 6.
He was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Chillida was also a goalkeeper for the Real Sociedad sports team. His notable works include Peine del Viento XV and Elogio del horizonte. His works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Finnish National Gallery. He died of natural causes on August 19, 2002.
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Key facts
- Born
- Eduardo Chillida Juantegui , ( 1924-01-10 ) 10 January 1924, San Sebastián , Spain
- Died
- 19 August 2002 (2002-08-19) (aged 78), Donostia-San Sebastian , Basque Country , Spain
- Occupation
- Sculptor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eduardo
- Family name
- Chillida
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- San Sebastián
- Place of death
- San Sebastián
- Sibling
- Gonzalo Chillida
- Occupation
- painter
- Educated at
- Círculo de Bellas Artes
- Languages spoken
- Basque
- Participant in
- Documenta 6
- Genre
- abstract art
- Movement
- abstract art
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Real Sociedad
- Position played
- goalkeeper
- Image
- El escultor donostiarra Eduardo Chillida (1 de 2) - Fondo Marín-Kutxa Fototeka.jpg
- Number of children
- 8
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- Commons category
- Eduardo Chillida
- date of birth
- 1924-01-10
- date of death
- 2002-08-19
- topic's main category
- Category:Eduardo Chillida
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Eduardo Chillida
- birth name
- Eduardo Chillida Juantegui
- has works in the collection
- National Museum of Archeology, History and Art
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- name in native language
- Eduardo Chillida
- pseudonym
- Chillida Juantegui, Eduardo
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Eduardo Chillida, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Chillida's sculpture Berlin (2000) for the Office of the Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzleramt) in Berlin
Eduardo Chillida Juantegui (Basque: Eduardo Txillida Juantegi; 10 January 1924 – 19 August 2002) was a Spanish Basque sculptor notable for his abstract works.
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