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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Record prices
Sacco e RossoPhillips · £3,047,500≈ $3,410,762≈ €3,510,098Sign up to see
LegnoPhillips · £1,986,500≈ $2,863,540≈ €2,548,540Sign up to see
Legno P 1Ketterer Kunst · €1,137,000≈ $1,203,060≈ £942,025Sign up to see
Alberto Burri’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
87 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 9 | 6 | 67% | $1.4MSign up | $844kSign up | $3.4MSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2MSign up | $2MSign up | $2.9MSign up |
| Acrylic | 6 | 3 | 50% | $1.3MSign up | $485kSign up | $3.4MSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 6 | 67% | $16.4kSign up | $8.9kSign up | $36.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10.1kSign up | $10.1kSign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $19.8kSign up | $19.8kSign up | $36.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 56 | 35 | 63% | $4.5kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $34.2kSign up |
| Etching | 14 | 7 | 50% | $10.5kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $34.2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 9 | 1 | 11% | $3.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 8 | 5 | 63% | $3.5kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 25 | 22 | 88% | $2.8kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Other | 76 | 3 | 4% | $106kSign up | $40kSign up | $277kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 19 | 9 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 10 | 4 | $19.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 5 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 | $21.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2012 | 26 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $40kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $2kSign up |