Alberto Burri
Alberto Burri was born in Città di Castello on 12 March 1915. After graduating in medicine, he was enlisted as a medical officer during the Second World War. In 1944, captured in North Africa, he was imprisoned in Hereford, Texas, where he began to paint on the available sackcloth. Freed in 1946, he moved to Rome, where he held his first solo exhibition at Galleria La Margherita the following year. Like many Italian artists of his generation, Burri criticised the widespread politicised realism of the late 1940s and moved towards abstraction, becoming a protagonist of the Informal movement.
In 1949-50 he experimented with new and unorthodox materials, creating tactile collages made of sacks, tar and pumice stone. In this period he produced the Moulds and Hunchbacks series, the latter with modelled canvases that break the traditional two-dimensionality of the support. His interest in the ambiguity of the pictorial surface and in unusual materials led Burri to contribute to the Gruppo Origine, which exhibited in 1951 at the Galleria dell'Obelisco, Rome. In 1953, he made his mark in the United States thanks to the group show organised by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 'Younger European Painters'. In the middle of the decade he began to burn materials in Combustioni, works in burnt wood and sacking, which he exhibited in 1957 at the Galleria dell'Obelisco, Rome. In 1958, he presented his works made by welding together iron sheets at the Galleria Blu in Milan and won the 3rd prize at the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh. The following year he won the Aries Prize in Milan and the UNESCO Prize at the São Paulo Biennale.
In 1960, the Venice Biennale dedicated a room to him, which won the Critics' Prize. In the early 1960s, he continued with Combustioni, also beginning to burn plastic. In 1963 he had his first retrospective in the United States, at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. In 1965 he was awarded the Grand Prize of the São Paulo Biennale. In 1972, the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris dedicated a retrospective to him. The 1970s saw him devote himself to the Cretti series with evocative paintings of sunburnt lands that play with the idea of trompe l'oeil. In 1977, the retrospective inaugurated at the University of California in Los Angeles was transferred to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York the following year. In 1979, the artist began to devote himself to another industrial material, cellotex, which he continued to use in the 1980s and 1990s. Burri died in Nice on 15 February 1995.
Alberto Burri was born in Città di Castello on 12 March 1915. After graduating in medicine, he was enlisted as a medical officer during the Second World War. In 1944, captured in North Africa, he was imprisoned in Hereford, Texas, where he began to paint on the available sackcloth. Freed in 1946, he moved to Rome, where he held his first solo exhibition at Galleria La Margherita the following year. Like many Italian artists of his generation, Burri criticised the widespread politicised realism of the late 1940s and moved towards abstraction, becoming a protagonist of the Informal movement.
In 1949-50 he experimented with new and unorthodox materials, creating tactile collages made of sacks, tar and pumice stone. In this period he produced the Moulds and Hunchbacks series, the latter with modelled canvases that break the traditional two-dimensionality of the support. His interest in the ambiguity of the pictorial surface and in unusual materials led Burri to contribute to the Gruppo Origine, which exhibited in 1951 at the Galleria dell'Obelisco, Rome. In 1953, he made his mark in the United States thanks to the group show organised by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 'Younger European Painters'. In the middle of the decade he began to burn materials in Combustioni, works in burnt wood and sacking, which he exhibited in 1957 at the Galleria dell'Obelisco, Rome. In 1958, he presented his works made by welding together iron sheets at the Galleria Blu in Milan and won the 3rd prize at the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh. The following year he won the Aries Prize in Milan and the UNESCO Prize at the São Paulo Biennale.
In 1960, the Venice Biennale dedicated a room to him, which won the Critics' Prize. In the early 1960s, he continued with Combustioni, also beginning to burn plastic. In 1963 he had his first retrospective in the United States, at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. In 1965 he was awarded the Grand Prize of the São Paulo Biennale. In 1972, the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris dedicated a retrospective to him. The 1970s saw him devote himself to the Cretti series with evocative paintings of sunburnt lands that play with the idea of trompe l'oeil. In 1977, the retrospective inaugurated at the University of California in Los Angeles was transferred to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York the following year. In 1979, the artist began to devote himself to another industrial material, cellotex, which he continued to use in the 1980s and 1990s. Burri died in Nice on 15 February 1995.
Artworks and paintings by Alberto Burri for sale
Alberto Burri is considered one of the most important Italian artists of the twentieth century and a central figure in the development of international Informal Art. Born in Città di Castello in 1915, he earned a degree in medicine before beginning his artistic journey while imprisoned in the United States during the Second World War. It was in this context that he created his first experimental paintings, laying the foundations for a body of work that would revolutionize the language of contemporary art.
After returning to Italy in 1946, he settled in Rome and began a radically innovative artistic exploration, gradually abandoning traditional painting to transform poor and industrial materials into authentic works of art. Today, Alberto Burri’s works are held in the world’s most important museums and continue to be among the most sought-after on the international art market. Bernabò Home Gallery offers a selection of original works by Alberto Burri, aimed at collectors and art enthusiasts who wish to approach one of the absolute protagonists of post-war art.
The collection of the artist Burri on Bernabò Home Gallery
Le opere di Alberto Burri si distinguono per una ricerca che ha cambiato il modo stesso di concepire la pittura. Sacchi cuciti, catrame, pietra pomice, ferro, plastica, legno combusto e cellotex diventano strumenti espressivi capaci di superare i limiti della tela tradizionale. L’artista non utilizza questi materiali come semplici supporti, ma li trasforma nel vero soggetto dell’opera. I celebri Alberto Burri quadri appartenenti alle serie dei Sacchi, delle Muffe, dei Gobbi e delle Combustioni rappresentano alcune delle sperimentazioni più influenti dell’intera storia dell’arte contemporanea. Attraverso tagli, cuciture, deformazioni e bruciature, Burri introduce una nuova dimensione fisica della pittura, nella quale materia e superficie diventano protagoniste assolute.
A partire dagli anni Settanta la sua ricerca si evolve ulteriormente con i Cretti, opere ispirate alle spaccature della terra arida, e successivamente con i lavori realizzati in cellotex, caratterizzati da un linguaggio più essenziale ma altrettanto potente. Questa continua capacità di innovazione rende le Alberto Burri opere in vendita particolarmente apprezzate sia dal punto di vista storico sia collezionistico.
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Comprare opere di Alberto Burri significa entrare in contatto con uno degli artisti che hanno maggiormente influenzato l'evoluzione dell'arte del secondo Novecento. La sua ricerca ha anticipato molte delle riflessioni che caratterizzeranno l'arte contemporanea, aprendo la strada a nuove concezioni della materia, dello spazio e della superficie.
Le opere originali di Alberto Burri sono oggi considerate fondamentali per comprendere l’evoluzione dell’Informale europeo e sono presenti nelle collezioni permanenti di istituzioni prestigiose come il Guggenheim Museum di New York, il Centre Pompidou di Parigi e numerosi musei internazionali. Questo riconoscimento contribuisce a mantenere elevato l'interesse del mercato verso i suoi lavori.
I quadri di Alberto Burri non rappresentano soltanto un'importante testimonianza culturale, ma costituiscono anche opere di grande forza visiva, capaci di dialogare perfettamente con ambienti contemporanei e collezioni di alto livello.
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La Galleria Alberto Burri di Bernabò Home Gallery seleziona opere che rappresentano in modo significativo le diverse fasi della produzione dell’artista, offrendo ai collezionisti la possibilità di valutare lavori di elevato interesse storico e artistico. La nostra esperienza nella Alberto Burri vendita online consente di accompagnare il cliente in ogni fase dell’acquisto, fornendo informazioni dettagliate su autenticità, provenienza, stato conservativo e rilevanza dell’opera all’interno del percorso creativo dell’artista. Quando si valutano Alberto Burri opere in vendita è infatti fondamentale affidarsi a professionisti in grado di garantire la qualità e la corretta documentazione dei lavori proposti.
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Esplorando la nostra Galleria Alberto Burri potrete scoprire una selezione di lavori accuratamente scelti per rappresentare la straordinaria ricerca artistica del maestro umbro. Ogni opera viene presentata con informazioni approfondite, utili sia al collezionista esperto sia a chi desidera avvicinarsi per la prima volta al mercato dell’arte contemporanea. Contattateci per ricevere maggiori informazioni sulle opere disponibili, conoscere i dettagli delle Alberto Burri opere in vendita e richiedere una quotazione personalizzata. Saremo lieti di guidarvi nella scelta di un’opera capace di unire valore artistico, rilevanza storica e potenziale collezionistico nel tempo.