Alberto Burri

Exhibited by ML Fine Art

Material Burlap, combustion and acrylic on canvas

Dimensions 68.2 × 115 cm

Price Available upon inquiry

Status Vetted

About the Work

Alberto Burri's iconic “Sacco e Rosso” is defining example of the Italian artist's iconoclastic practice and a symbol of radical experimentation in post-war European art.

The work also boasts an exceptional provenance: it was once part of the personal collection of the famous art historian and Burri expert Cesare Brandi

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Provenance

Cesare Brandi Collection, Milan;
Galleria Erica Fiorentini Arte Contemporanea, Rome;
Nicola Carlo Luciani, Milan;
Private Collection.

Literature

Claudio Savonuzzi, “Nella pittura di Burri il miracolo di S. Gennaro”, Il Resto del Carlino, 26 May 1957
Cesare Brandi, Burri, Rome, 1963, no. 187, p. 203 (illustrated, dated 1955-56)
Nemo Sarteanesi, Burri: Contributi al Catalogo Sistematico, Città di Castello, 1990, no. 370, pp. 94, 482 (illustrated, p. 95, dated 1955)
Roberto Tassi, “Alberto Burri sacco per sacco”, La Repubblica, 27 November 1993, n.p. (illustrated)
Rachele Ferrario, “Alberto Burri – Niccoli”, Flash Art, no. 181, February 1994, p. 100
Elena Pontiggia, Quarant’anni in Blu, Milan, 1996, p. 67 (illustrated)
Martina Corgnati, “Burri & Palazzoli un ‘sacco’ amici nel nome dell’arte”, La Repubblica, 16 June 2001, p. 18
Bruno Corà, ed., Burri: General Catalogue, Volume I, Painting, 1945-1957, Città di Castello, 2015, no. 478, pp. 200, 306 (illustrated, dated 1955)