Alberto Burri
Sacco e Oro (Sack and Gold), 1953
Burlap, thread, acrylic, newsprint, gold leaf, and PVA
86 x 101 cm (33 7/8 x 39 ¾ inches)
Copyright The Artist
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from Sotheby's in July 1993
Sotheby's London: Thursday, June 24, 1993 [Lot 00039]
CONTEMPORARY ART
Exhibitions
- “Against Nature: Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni”, Sperone Westwater, New York,14 September – 28 October 2000- “Beyond Painting: Burri, Fontana, Manzoni”, Tate Modern, London, 15 March 2005 – 28 February 2006
- “Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting”, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 9 October 2015 – 6 January, 2016
- “Roma/New York, 1953-1964”, David Zwirner, New York, 12 January – 25 February, 2023
Literature
- “Beyond Painting: Burri, Fontana, Manzoni”, (curated by) Matthew Gale and Renato Miracco, Tate Publishing, London, pg. 77 -“Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting”, (curated by) Emily Braun, Guggenheim Museum Publications, New York, plate 28 pg. 172-“Burri. Catalogo generale”, (curated by) Bruno Corà, Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Cittá di Castello, 2015, pg. 185
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