Description

Here is one single sided artwork and one double-sided artwork, all mixed media abstracts by Alberto Burri. They are full of energetic lines and abstract forms. * Artist: Alberto Burri Signatures: (Two) by the artist in pencil, lower rightMedium: Mixed media on paper, (marker, white paint)Sheet sizes: 8 x 11 1/2 inches, 5 x 7 inchesCondition: Good to Very Good; larger piece has creasingCertificate of Attribution: Alan Goldberg Authentication Service, London England; attributed to Alessandro Maria Carella, the Italian film producerReference marking: On reverse side of the larger pieceBiography * Alberto Burri (1915 - 1995) was an Italian abstract painter and sculptor. He began his career as a surgeon in WWII. While being held in a Texas prisoner of war camp, he began using his surgical skills and developing them into artistic expressions, by sewing things together. The horrors of war influenced his art, as well as industrial waste of the mid 20th century. Burri was recognized as a seminal figure in Italian modern art, sometimes contemporary, and sometimes nihilistic in form. His work was featured amongst post-war Italian art at the Guggenheim Museum. His art is considered significant in modern art, and it can be found in public and private collections around the world. *