Lot No. 680


Alberto Burri *


Alberto Burri * - Contemporary Art - Part I

(Citta di Castello/Perugia 1915–1995 Nice)
Cellotex W 1, 1980, cellotex, acrylic, vinavil on cardboard, 16 x 23.5 cm, framed, (AR)

Provenance:
European Private Collection

Literature:
Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini (ed.), Burri Contributi al Catalogo Sistematico, Città di Castello, 1990, p. 278, no. 1204 with ill.
Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini (ed.), Alberto Burri, Catalogo Generale, Milan 2015, vol. III, p. 61, no. 1646 with ill.

After having worked with burlap, iron, clay, wood and charred plastic, from the 1970s onwards Burri started to employ an impasto made from sawdust and glue: an industrial material normally employed in the construction industry as insulation, which he had until then used as the foundation for his works…
(From I “Cellotex“ di Burri, “Dermatologo dell’Arte“)

01.06.2016 - 19:00

Realized price: **
EUR 40,000.-
Estimate:
EUR 30,000.- to EUR 40,000.-

Alberto Burri *


(Citta di Castello/Perugia 1915–1995 Nice)
Cellotex W 1, 1980, cellotex, acrylic, vinavil on cardboard, 16 x 23.5 cm, framed, (AR)

Provenance:
European Private Collection

Literature:
Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini (ed.), Burri Contributi al Catalogo Sistematico, Città di Castello, 1990, p. 278, no. 1204 with ill.
Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini (ed.), Alberto Burri, Catalogo Generale, Milan 2015, vol. III, p. 61, no. 1646 with ill.

After having worked with burlap, iron, clay, wood and charred plastic, from the 1970s onwards Burri started to employ an impasto made from sawdust and glue: an industrial material normally employed in the construction industry as insulation, which he had until then used as the foundation for his works…
(From I “Cellotex“ di Burri, “Dermatologo dell’Arte“)


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Auction: Contemporary Art - Part I
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 01.06.2016 - 19:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 21.05. - 01.06.2016


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