Alberto burri

The life work of Alberto Burri was born in an American POW camp in Gainesville, Texas, where he was interned after the capture of his unit by the Allied forces in Tunisia in 1944. Defeated and conf…

Alberto Burri particular Sack, 1953 Minsa by Beatrice Brandini On the centenary of the birth will be many initiatives dedicated to Alberto Burri, the king of the Informal.

Modern & Contemporary Art

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View SENZA TITOLO (1952) By Burri Alberto; oil, vinavil, sand, burlap and fabric collage on canvas; 65,1x73,7 cm; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

View Bianco Plastica M 1 (1962) By Burri Alberto; combustion and acrylic on wood framework; 52 1/2 x 46 1/2 in. (133.3 x 118.1 cm.); Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Sacco by Alberto Burri

Alberto Burri, Cretto

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The life work of Alberto Burri was born in an American POW camp in Gainesville, Texas, where he was interned after the capture of his unit by the Allied forces in Tunisia in 1944. Defeated and confined in a strange land Burri turned his hand to making art out of the common materials that were…

View COMBUSTIONE PLASTICA, 1957 (1957) By Burri Alberto; Plastic, burning on canvas; 100x86 cm; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Alberto Burri, born on March 12, 1915, in Città di Castello, Italy, initially pursued a career in medicine, graduating in 1940. His life took a dramatic turn during World War II when he was captured and interned in a prisoner of war camp in Texas, where he began to paint using whatever materials he could find. This experience marked his transition from physician to artist. After the war, Burri abandoned medicine entirely to focus on art. His early works, such as the “Sacchi” series made from…

View UNTITLED (1955) By Burri Alberto; oil, cardboard, cloth, pumice stone, white zinc and vinavil on Masonite, in artist's chosen frame; 4 3/4 by 4 3/4 in. 12.1 by 12.1 cm; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Alberto Burri (1915 – 1995) was an Italian painter and sculptor. Burri was born in Umbria, Italy in 1915. He gained a medical degree from the University of Perugia specialising in tropical medicine. In 1940, two days after Italy entered World War II, he was called up as a medic and was sent to Libya in 1943. In May 1944 after the defeat of the Axis forces, his unit was captured in Tunisia and he was interned in Camp Howze prisoner-of-war camp in Gainesville, Texas, where he began to paint…

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