Alberto Burri

Italian · 1915–1995 · Painter, Printmaker

Alberto Burri was an Italian visual artist, painter, sculptor, and physician based in Città di Castello. He is associated with the matterism of the European informal art… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Alberto Burri, Sacco e Rosso, 1956, burlap, combustion and acrylic on canvas, in artist's frameSacco e RossoPhillips · £3,047,500≈ $3,410,762≈ €3,510,098Sign up to see
  2. Alberto Burri, Legno, 1959, oil and wood collage on canvasLegnoPhillips · £1,986,500≈ $2,863,540≈ €2,548,540Sign up to see
  3. Alberto Burri, Legno P 1, 1958, Oil, Wood veneer and glue on canvasLegno P 1Ketterer Kunst · €1,137,000≈ $1,203,060≈ £942,025Sign up to see

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Alberto Burri was an Italian visual artist, painter, sculptor, and physician based in Città di Castello. He is associated with the matterism of the European informal art movement and described his style as a polymaterialist. He had connections with Lucio Fontana's spatialism and, with Antoni Tàpies, an influence on the revival of the art of post-war assembly in the United States as in Europe.

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Born 1915, Città di CastelloDied 1995, NiceOccupation Painter, Printmaker, SculptorWikidata Q461740 ↗ULAN 500015319 ↗

Arte PoveraFluxusNouveau réalisme

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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