Alberto Burri

Galleria Mazzoleni, Torino
Collezione privata, Milano
Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprieatrio nel 2003

Reggio Emilia, Galleria d'Arte 2000 & Novecento, Collezionare. Artisti del Novecento e Contemporanei, 2003
Torino, Mazzoleni Galleria d'Arte, Alberto Burri. Tra Materia e Forma. opere scelte 1948-1993, 2003

Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini, Burri. Contributo al catalogo sistematico, Città di Castello 1990, n. 1021, illustrato a colori
Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini, Burri, Catalogo generale repertorio cronologico 1945-1994, Città di Castello, 2015, vol II p. 321, tav. 1462, illustrato a colori, vol. VI, p. 211 i. 7612, illustrato a colori

The work appears to be in generally good overall condition. Colours are slightly warmer compared to the catalogue illustration. There are 2 minor paint losses by the centre of the left edge. Under UV light are visible few tiny glue accretion along the upper edge, to the left and towards right, probably due to the artist's choice of media.
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"Bisogna educarsi per riuscire a leggere, a sentire nel quadro la tensione, l'equilibrio, il rapporto dei colori e degli spazi. Ma si finisce sempre col discutere intorno alla pittura e mai della pittura: questo è sbagliato. La pittura è una maniera di essere. Quando ho scelto tra medicina e pittura, ho scelto una maniera libera di essere. A me piace questa libertà."

Alberto Burri, da Tito Fortuni, Alberto Burri L'amicizia, Ed. Maschietto, Firenze 2016, p. 64

"You have to educate yourself to be able to read, to feel the tension in a painting, the balance, the relationship between colour and space. But it always ends with a discussion around painting and not about painting: this is a mistake. Painting is a way of being. When I chose between medicine and painting, I chose a free way of being. I like this freedom.”