Artist: Alberto Burri (1915 - 1995)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Abstract Expressionism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Alberto Burri served as a doctor in the Italian army in North Africa and was captured in 1943. While incarcerated as a prisoner of war in Texas, he began painting. After his release, he moved back to Rome and devoted his career to art. In 1948, his work became abstract and a year later, he was working in collage. Although he had a shy demeanor and lived fairly reclusively, Burri gained an international reputation. He was the predecessor of the Junk Art movement in the United States and the Arte Povera movement in Italy.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Alberto Giacometti, Nude in Profile, 1955
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Alberto Giacometti, Nude with Flowers, 1960
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Alberto Giacometti, Femme Qui Marche, 1955
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Alberto Pasini, Abbrutimento, 19th century
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Alberto Giacometti, Chien, Chat, Tableau (Dog, Cat, Picture), 1956
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Alberto Fontana, Warriors with their horses, 16th century
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Alberto Giacometti, The Search, or Dans l"Atelier, from Paroles peintes, 1965
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C. Joseph Saunders, Alberto Thorwalsen, 18th - 19th century
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Alberto Giacometti, Annette, p. 69, from the book Prints from the Mourlot Press, 1964
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Alberto Giacometti, MËre de l"Artiste, Lisant III (Mother of the Artist, Reading III), 1964
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Alberto Beltr·n, Grinding Sugar Cane, 20th century
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Monogramist F. G., Alexander Treating with Talestris, the Queen of the Amazons, after Alberto Fontana, 16th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Mosque, 1886 Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826-1899)Oil on canvas; 14 5/8 x 21 3/4 in.
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Alberto Giacometti - Dog 1951 bronze The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Alberto Maso Gilli, Les Chats, third plate, opposite p. 30 in the book, Catalogue complet d* eaux-fortes originales et inÈdites (Paris: Vve A. Cadart, 1878), 1876
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Alberto Giacometti - Walking Man II 1960 bronze National Gallery of Art Swiss
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Alberto Giacometti - The Chariot 1950 painted bronze on wo The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Alberto Giacometti - The Chariot 1950 painted bronze The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Swiss
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Alberto Giacometti - The Palace at 4 A.M. 1932 wood, glass, wire, a The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Alberto Giacometti - Study of a Head c. 1950 ball point pen Arkansas Arts Center Swiss
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Alberto Giacometti - Standing Woman 1948 painted bronze The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Alberto Giacometti - Annette Seated 1958 oil and pencil on ca The Detroit Institute of Art Swiss
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Alberto Giacometti - Standing Woman II 1960 bronze The Detroit Institute of Art Swiss
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Alberto Giacometti - Tall Figure III 1960 bronze The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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Alberto Giacometti - Tall Figure II 1960 bronze The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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Alberto Giacometti - Woman with Her Throat Cut 1932 bronze The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Alberto Giacometti - The Artist's Mother 1950 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Alberto Giacometti - Standing Woman c. 1947 bronze National Gallery of Art Swiss
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Alberto Salietti - The Country Woman 1925 oil on wood Cleveland Museum of Art Italian
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©Yousuf Karsh ; Yousuf Karsh, Canadian (born in Armenia) 1908 Alberto Giacometti 1965 Photograph, gelatin
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Alberto Pasini, Italian, 1825-1899 Courtyard in Constantinople Painting Italy, 1868 Oil on canvas 26 x
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The Mosque of Sultan Achmet, Constantinople, 1872 Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826-1899)Oil on canvas; 35 x
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Alberto Giacometti - Bust of a Woman from the Left 1964 etching Arkansas Arts Center Swiss
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Alberto Giacometti - Large Seated Woman 1958-59 bronze Milwaukee Art Museum Italian
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Alberto Giacometti - L'homme au Doigt (Man Pointing) 1947 bronze Des Moines Art Center Swiss
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Alberto Giacometti - Man Crossing a Square on a Sunny Morning 1950 cast bronze The Detroit Institute of Art Swiss
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Alberto Giacometti - Hands Holding the Void (Invisible Object) 1934 bronze The Museum of Modern Art Italian
Museum of Fine Arts -
Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish, 1598-1664 Saint Cyril of Constantinople about 1632 Oil on canvas 92.4
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Pair of Candlesticks
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Daybed

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (5)
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Guangdong Museum of Art: 2005 Guangzhou Photo Biennial: Re(-)viewing the city
The main organizer, the Guangdong Museum of Art, one of the most important Modern Art museum in China, and its director Mr. Wang Huangsheng have already initiated world class events:
- The first contemporary art triennial in 2002, with a suc...
Centro Studi ed Archivio della Comunicazione: Alberto Sughi Retrospective Collection
Alberto Sughi was born in Cesena in 1928. A self-taught painter, by the end of his formative years he had become one of the greatest Italian artists of his generation. He started painting in the early 1950s, choosing realism in the debate between ...
Generali Foundation: Geography and the Politics of Mobility
Increased mobility, global migratory movement, and new formations of work manifested in virtual, global activities have led to new definitions going beyond the realm of geo-science. The circulatory flow of people, data, and goods gives rise to new...
Palazzo Ducale: Arti and Architettura: 1900 - 2000
A utopian adventure, encroaching sometimes into “archisculpture”, whose protagonists – artists and architects from Kazimir Malevich to Vladmir Tatlin, from Antonio Sant'Elia to Giuseppe Terragni, from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to Piet Mondrian, f...
Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain (FIAC), Paris Expo: 29th Annual Modern and Contemporary Art Fair Presents 170 Galleries from 23 Countries
This year’s fair includes a rigorous selection of international galleries, focusing on individual and thematic shows, new and previously unseen works, and site-specific installations. The fair will be divided into five sections: Solo Shows; Group ...

Further Artwork and Information:

Alberto Burri Online
ALBERTO BURRI - Roma, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, 1996 - Home Page
CDCNET - Collezione Burri
Alberto Burri
Alberto Burri artist portrait, brief biography and art
Guggenheim Collection - Artist - Burri - Biography
Alberto Burri
Alberto Burri -
CDCNET - Collezione Burri - Biografia di Alberto Burri
Guggenheim Collection - Artist - Burri

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