Afro Basaldella

Afro Basaldella

Italian · 1912–1976 · Painter, Printmaker

Afro Libio Basaldella was one of the most important Italian painters in the post-World War II period. He began as a member of the Scuola Romana, and then embracing [informal]… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Appuntamento dietro la cattedrale (Meet Behind the Cathedral)Brunk Auctions · $60,000≈ £53,300≈ €61,608Sign up to see
  2. Untitled, No. 16Cottone Auctions · $58,800≈ £44,187≈ €52,660Sign up to see
  3. Afro Basaldella, SENZA TITOLOSENZA TITOLOCapitolium Art · €34,020≈ $40,076≈ £29,576Sign up to see

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Afro Libio Basaldella was one of the most important Italian painters in the post-World War II period. He began as a member of the Scuola Romana, and then embracing [informal] [abstraction], worked and had great international success together with Alberto Burri and Lucio Fontana. He was generally known by the single name, "Afro".

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Born 1912, UdineDied 1976, ZurichOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q388090 ↗ULAN 500014109 ↗

Movimento Arte Concreta

Also known as Afro, Afro (Afro Basaldella), Afro (Afro Libio Basaldella), Afro Libio Basaldella, Basaldella

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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