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Alberto Burri

1915 - 1995
Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini "Collezione Burri" #albertoburri

Born in Città di Castello in Italy, Alberto Burri (1915 – 1995) was one of the greatest artists of European informal art. After his beginnings in 1945, Burri turned to abstraction (1948), using unconventional materials. He took part in the XXVI Venice Biennale (1952) and, in 1953, was the only Italian to take part in the Younger European Painters exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, organised by James Johnson Sweeney. He also took part in several documentas in Kassel (1959, 1964, 1982).

Burri is considered to be one of the contemporary artists to have overturned pictorial conventions. He focuses on construction and moved towards the use of ordinary and poor materials such as burlap bags, plastic, wood, sand or tar. Burri integrated these components into his creations by means of various actions: collages, lacerations and combustions. At this point, the visual artist entered a new creative phase: he modelled the effects of these reactions and became the master of the game, so to speak, by controlling the process of passing from one materiality to another.

In 1978, Alberto Burri created the Fondation Palazzo Albizzini “Collezione Burri,” composed of two large buildings, the Palazzo Albizzini and the Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco, in Città di Castello, Umbria. In 2017, the Burri Foundation inaugurated a new floor in the drying sheds of the old tobacco factory (Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco), devoted to the graphic repertoire.

Famous for his tireless research into unconventional processes and materials, Alberto Burri approached graphic design techniques as a laboratory, a new field of experimentation. Grafica, which is an integral part of his creative process, preceded, followed, and was sometimes simultaneous with his production of visual works, notably his paintings. Created in small series, it reveals the artist’s extraordinary manual skills, and his capacity for constant experimentation. The series embody the graphic translation of his research into matter.


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Alberto Burri working in his studio, Case Nove di Morra, c.1973, Città di Castello. © Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri.

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Alberto Burri

Cretto Bianco, 1971
Etching and aquatint on Fabriano Rosaspina paper.
67 x 96,4 cm | 26 3/8 x 38 in.

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Alberto Burri

Cretto Bianco, 1971
Etching and aquatint on Fabriano Rosaspina paper.
67 x 96,4 cm | 26 3/8 x 38 in.


Signed Burri bottom right and numbered 56/90 bottom left.
Series of 8 Cretti (7 black and 1 white)
90 copies + XV proofs.

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    Alberto Burri, Cretto Nero D

    1971

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    Alberto Burri

    Cretto Nero D, 1971
    Etching and aquatint on Fabriano Rosaspina paper.
    67 x 96,4 cm | 26 3/8 x 38 in.


    Signed Burri bottom right and numbered 6/90 bottom left.
    Series of 8 Cretti (7 black and 1 white)
    90 copies + XV proofs.

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      Alberto Burri, Cretto G

      1971

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      Alberto Burri

      Cretto G, 1971
      Etching and aquatint on Fabriano Rosaspina paper.
      67 x 96,4 cm | 26 3/8 x 38 in.


      Signed Burri bottom right and numbered 8/90 bottom left.
      Series of 8 Cretti (7 black and 1 white)
      90 copies + XV proofs.

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        Alberto Burri, Multiplex 8

        1981

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        Alberto Burri

        Multiplex 8, 1981
        Assemblage of cut-up cardboard, vinavil and acrylic on cardboard
        70 x 100 cm | 27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.


        Created in collaboration with Stamperia Fausto Baldessarini, Fano.
        Referenced and numbered “29/30” on reverse.
        Series of 10 multiples.
        30 copies + V proofs.

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          Alberto Burri, Multiplex 6

          1981

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          Alberto Burri

          Multiplex 6, 1981
          Assemblage of cut-up cardboard, vinavil and acrylic on cardboard
          70 x 100 cm | 27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.


          Created in collaboration with Stamperia Fausto Baldessarini, Fano.
          Referenced and numbered “29/30” on reverse.
          Series of 10 multiples.
          30 copies + V proofs.

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            Alberto Burri, Cellotex 3

            1992

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            Alberto Burri

            Cellotex 3, 1992
            Screen print on Colombe, Moulin de Larroque et Pombié paper
            11 x 16 cm | 4 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.


            33,8 x 44,3 cm, papier | 13 1/4 x 17 1/2 in., paper.
            Signed and numbered “12/50” in pencil at the bottom.
            Created in collaboration with Stamperia Fausto Baldessarini, Fano.
            50 copies + VI signed proofs.

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              Alberto Burri, Cellotex 6

              1992

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              Alberto Burri

              Cellotex 6, 1992
              Screen print on Colombe, Moulin de Larroque et Pombié paper
              11 x 16 cm | 4 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.


              33,8 x 44,3 cm, papier | 13 1/4 x 17 1/2 in., paper.
              Signed and numbered “12/50” in pencil at the bottom.
              Created in collaboration with Stamperia Fausto Baldessarini, Fano.
              50 copies + VI signed proofs.

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                Alberto Burri, Monotex 5

                1994

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                Alberto Burri

                Monotex 5, 1994
                Assemblage of cut-up cardboard, vinavil and acrylic on cardboard
                70 x 100 cm | 27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.


                Numbered 15/25
                Created in collaboration with Stamperia Fausto Baldessarini, Fano
                25 copies + V signed proofs

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                  Alberto Burri, Monotex 7

                  1994

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                  Alberto Burri

                  Monotex 7, 1994
                  Assemblage of cut-up cardboard, vinavil and acrylic on cardboard
                  70 x 100 cm | 27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.


                  Numbered 15/25
                  Created in collaboration with Stamperia Fausto Baldessarini, Fano
                  25 copies + V signed proofs

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                    Exhibitions

                    INTERSECTIONS | Texture & surface

                    March 10th - April 30th 2022

                    “INTERSECTIONS | Texture & Surface”
                    Bernard Aubertin, Alberto Burri, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Claudine Drai, Sam Francis, Simon Hantaï, Hans Hartung, Yves Klein, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Pierre Soulages, Antoni Tapiès, Bernar Venet et Claude Viallat.

                    Texture and surface. The great innovations of post-war abstract painting are concentrated at their intersection. Atypical materials, expressive gestures, mistreated surfaces… The artists who defined their singularity by inventing a new artistic language knew no limits.

                    Exhibitions

                    INTERSECTIONS | Texture & surface

                    March 10th - April 30th 2022

                    “INTERSECTIONS | Texture & Surface”
                    Bernard Aubertin, Alberto Burri, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Claudine Drai, Sam Francis, Simon Hantaï, Hans Hartung, Yves Klein, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Pierre Soulages, Antoni Tapiès, Bernar Venet et Claude Viallat.

                    Texture and surface. The great innovations of post-war abstract painting are concentrated at their intersection. Atypical materials, expressive gestures, mistreated surfaces… The artists who defined their singularity by inventing a new artistic language knew no limits.

                    Alberto Burri | Grafica

                    December 3rd 2021 - February 5th 2022

                    Galerie A&R Fleury is pleased to devote an exhibition to the graphic repertoire of Alberto Burri.

                    Art Fairs

                    Art Paris Art Fair

                    7th - 10th April 2022

                    For the 2022 edition, Alexandre and Richard Fleury are pleased to present a set of works signed by the great names of post-war abstraction.

                    Art Fairs

                    Art Paris Art Fair

                    7th - 10th April 2022

                    For the 2022 edition, Alexandre and Richard Fleury are pleased to present a set of works signed by the great names of post-war abstraction.

                    Publications

                    Alberto Burri | Grafica

                    Consult an excerpt of the catalogue published for the exhibition “Alberto Burri | Grafica” (December 2nd 2021 to February 5th 2022).

                    Publications

                    Alberto Burri | Grafica

                    Consult an excerpt of the catalogue published for the exhibition “Alberto Burri | Grafica” (December 2nd 2021 to February 5th 2022).

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