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Alberto Burri
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 EUR
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Description
- Alberto Burri
- Cellotex
- firmato e datato 80 sul retro
- acrilico e vinavil su cellotex
- cm 69,3x99,5
Provenance
Galleria Sapone, Nizza
Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario nel 2005
Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario nel 2005
Exhibited
Milano, Brera 2, Palazzo Citterio, Burri, 1984, n. 125
Literature
Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini, Burri. Contributi al catalogo sistematico, Città di Castello 1990, n. 1214, p. 280, illustrato a colori
Condition
This work appears to be in generally good overall condition. The colour tonality is slightly warmer compared to the catalogue illustration. There are two tiny retouching along the corner of the lower edge, visible under UV light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“[…] oggetto della sua pittura non è infatti la materia come quantità-qualità organica, in quanto tale suscettibile di un divenire che comprende nella sua sterminata casistica anche le tante possibilità fenomeniche dell’immagine: ma la materia come cosa esistente, fissata nella sua fisionomia esistenziale e come tale non suscettibile di metamorfosi, disponibile soltanto nella sua capacità passiva di subire un processo che può violentarla, ma non farla diversa da quella che è” (Maurizio Calvesi in Burri. Il viaggio, Sestante, Annottarsi, Petruzzi, Città di Castello 1987)
“[…] content of his paintings is not the matter as organic quantity-quality conceived, thus susceptible of an evolution embodying several phenomenological possibilities of the picture: matter as something existing instead, stuck in its existential appearance, thus not susceptible of metamorphosis. Matter as something which is only able to be raped and not be able of becoming something else from what it actually is” (Maurizio Calvesi in Burri. Il viaggio, Sestante, Annottarsi, Petruzzi, Città di Castello 1987)