René Burri

Swiss · 1933–2014 · Photographer

René Burri was a Swiss photographer. Burri was a member of Magnum Photos and photographed major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of… (Wikipedia)

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  1. René Burri, Hacienda San Cristobal, Mexico City 1976, 1976, Chromogenic print, printed later on matte RC paper and flush-mounted on aluminium, in original frame cHacienda San Cristobal, Mexico City 1976OstLicht Photo Auction · €36,000≈ $41,821≈ £31,201Sign up to see
  2. René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 2012São Paulo, BrazilPhillips · £27,500≈ $34,317≈ €31,017Sign up to see
  3. René Burri, Ché Guevara, Havanna, 1963, Silbergelatineabzug, 2010. ÜberformatChé Guevara, HavannaGrisebach · €22,570≈ $31,977≈ £19,602Sign up to see

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René Burri was a Swiss photographer. Burri was a member of Magnum Photos and photographed major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the 20th century. He made portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso as well as iconic pictures of São Paulo and Brasília.

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Born 1933, ZurichDied 2014, ZurichOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q671527 ↗ULAN 500115621 ↗

Also known as Rene Burri

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

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