Artist: Alberto Burri (1915 - 1995)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Abstract Expressionism
Media: Painting
Influences:

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: (60)
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Alberto Burri, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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A Susana, Alberto Castro Leñero  (Artist), 1986, Screenprint
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Alberto Pasini Abbrutimento Etching 19th century
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Alberto Beltr·n Grinding Sugar Cane Lithograph 20th century
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Alberto Fontana Warriors with their horses ENG 16th century
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C. Joseph Saunders Alberto Thorwalsen 18th - 19th century
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Alberto Giacometti Femme Qui Marche etching 1955
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Alberto Giacometti Nude with Flowers Lithograph 1960
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Alberto Giacometti Nude in Profile Etching 1955
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Le Baron Alberto Nota (Turin, 1775-Turin, 1847), écrivain (1837) by DAVID d'ANGERS (dit), DAVID Pierre Jean ; FUMIERE (fondeur)
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Textile Length, ‘En Vacances’, Alberto Lorenzi  (Designed by), 1921-1922, Silk brocade
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Textile Length, ‘En Vacances’, Alberto Lorenzi  (Designed by), 1921-1922, Silk brocade
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El nuevo ejército nacional, Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1947, Woodcut
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Aux nourritures terrestres (1950) by ARP Jean (dite), ARP Hans (patronyme) ; DELAUNAY Sonia (dite), STERN TERK Sarah Sophie (patronyme) ; MAGNELLI Alberto ; TAEUBER-ARP Sophie (dite), TAEUBER Sophie Henriette (patronyme)
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La convención de Aguascalientes. 10 de octubre de 1914, Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1947, Woodcut
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Alberto Giacometti Chien, Chat, Tableau (Dog, Cat, Picture) Lithograph 1956
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 4 x 5 in. negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 2 1/4 in. negative
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Covered Jar, Werner Burri  (Designed by), 1928-1931, Glazed earthenware
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Covered Jar, Werner Burri  (Designed by), 1928-1931, Glazed earthenware
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A Mosque, 1886 Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826-1899)Oil on canvas; 14 5/8 x 21 3/4 in.
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Allegory Against the Opposition (Alegoría contra la reacción), Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1946, Linoleum cut
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Las guerrillas contra la dictadura de Victoriano Huerta, Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1947, Woodcut
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Persecución del partido liberal por el régimen porfiriano, Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1947, Woodcut
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Alberto Giacometti, Henri Cartier-Bresson (France, 1908 - 2004) , 1961, printed later, Gelatin-silver print
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Alberto Giacometti The Search, or Dans l'Atelier, from Paroles peintes Etching 1965
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, 35mm negative
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La maison idéale de l'architecte II (1942 ; 1973) by SARTORIS Alberto
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Alberto Giacometti, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , circa 1946-1962, Gelatin-silver print
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Monogramist F. G. Alexander Treating with Talestris, the Queen of the Amazons, after Alberto Fontana Engraving 16th century
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Intentos de la dictadura de Victoriano Huerta por liquidar el zapatismo, Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1947, Woodcut
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Lázaro Cárdenas y la guerra de España. 1936-1939, Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1947, Woodcut
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El gran guerrillero Francisco Villa (1877-1923), Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1947, Woodcut
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Alberto Giacometti MËre de l'Artiste, Lisant III (Mother of the Artist, Reading III) Lithograph 1964
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Alberto Giacometti - Dog 1951 bronze The Museum of Modern Art Italian
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Nasser Funeral, René Burri (Switzerland, Zurich, born 1933) , 1970, Gelatin-silver print
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René Burri, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , 1950s, Gelatin-silver print
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René Burri, Sanford H. Roth (United States, 1906 - 1962) , 1950s, Gelatin-silver print
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The Agrarian Problem in Latin America (El problema agrario en América Latina), Alberto Beltrán (Mexico, Mexico City, 1923 - 2002) , 1948, Linocut

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (8)
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Sin Sin Fine Art: Rick Lewis: Jalan
His influences range from among others, Joan Miro, Antoni Tapies, Paul Klee, Alberto Burri, Texan visionary painter Forrest Bess and Far Eastern calligraphy. He has exhibited in Texas, New York, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. His work belongs to numero...
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...
Millionaire Fair: World’s Leading Luxury Fair Features Artworks by Davide Tirelli
Perhaps it is because of my Jungian background that I do not hesitate in defining Davide Tirelli’s work as alchemic, because the way in which he produces it is inseparable from the spiritual thought that surrounds it. It is therefore clear that t...
amfAR Auction: Davide Tirelli: Donated Work Raises Funds to Fight AIDS
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. Since 1985, amfAR ...
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
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CDCNET - Collezione Burri - Biografia di Alberto Burri
Guggenheim Collection - Artist - Burri

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