Artist Monograph

Alberto Burri, Italian

Italian, 1915–1995

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	8	61.5%
Drawing	4	30.8%
Other Media	1	7.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	12	92.3%
Painting & Sculpture	1	7.7%

Classification Types

Print — 8
Illustrated Book — 4
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	4	33.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	7	58.3%
Large (1–3 m)	1	8.3%

Range: 25.5 cm → 100.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1954	1
1968	8
2011	4

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 401" — 1

Italian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 13 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Sackcloth 1953 Painting Acc. 542.1954	1953	Burlap and thread on canvas	33 7/8 x 39 3/8" (86 x 100 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mr. and Mrs. David M. Solinger Fund
17 variazioni su temi proposti per una pura ideologia fonetica Illustrated Book Acc. 83.2011.1-3	1955	Illustrated book with cover (ink and gold leaf on canvas), scorched fabric, and ink and gold leaf on paper	page (each approx.): 10 1/16 x 6 11/16" (25.5 x 17 cm); overall (closed): 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 1/2" (25.7 x 17.2 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	General Print Fund in honor of Deborah Wye
Cover for 17 variazioni su temi proposti per una pura ideologia fonetica Illustrated Book Acc. 83.2011.1	1955	Cover (ink and gold leaf on canvas) from an illustrated book with cover, scorched fabric, and ink and gold leaf on paper	page (each approx.): 10 1/16 x 6 11/16" (25.5 x 17 cm); overall (closed): 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 1/2" (25.7 x 17.2 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	General Print Fund in honor of Deborah Wye
Plate from 17 variazioni su temi proposti per una pura ideologia fonetica Illustrated Book Acc. 83.2011.2	1955	Scorched fabric from illustrated book with cover, scorched fabric, and ink and gold leaf on paper	page (each approx.): 10 1/16 x 6 11/16" (25.5 x 17 cm); overall (closed): 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 1/2" (25.7 x 17.2 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	General Print Fund in honor of Deborah Wye
Plate from 17 variazioni su temi proposti per una pura ideologia fonetica Illustrated Book Acc. 83.2011.3	1955	Ink and gold leaf on paper from illustrated book with cover, scorched fabric, and ink and gold leaf on paper	page (each approx.): 10 1/16 x 6 11/16" (25.5 x 17 cm); overall (closed): 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 1/2" (25.7 x 17.2 x 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	General Print Fund in honor of Deborah Wye
Untitled Print Acc. 30.1968.1-7	1968	Portfolio of six etchings with collage additions and a colophon	plate (see child records): various dimensions; sheet (each): 25 3/16 × 18 11/16" (64 × 47.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 30.1968.1	1968	Colophon from a portfolio of six etchings with collage additions; and colophon	sheet: 25 3/16 × 18 11/16" (64 × 47.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 30.1968.2	1968	Etching from a portfolio of six etchings with collage additions; and colophon	plate: 15 1/2 × 14 3/4" (39.3 × 37.5 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 × 18 11/16" (64 × 47.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 30.1968.3	1968	Etching from a portfolio of six etchings with collage additions; and colophon	plate: 20 9/16 × 10 7/8" (52.2 × 27.6 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 × 18 11/16" (64 × 47.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 30.1968.4	1968	Etching from a portfolio of six etchings with collage additions; and colophon	plate: 18 3/8 × 12 5/8" (46.7 × 32 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 × 14 3/4" (64 × 37.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 30.1968.5	1968	Etching from a portfolio of six etchings with collage additions; and colophon	plate: 14 15/16 × 13 7/16" (38 × 34.1 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 × 18 11/16" (64 × 47.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 30.1968.6	1968	Etching from a portfolio of six etchings with collage additions; and colophon	plate: 14 13/16 × 12 1/16" (37.7 × 30.7 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 × 18 11/16" (64 × 47.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 30.1968.7	1968	Etching from a portfolio of six etchings with collage additions; and colophon	plate: 20 3/4 × 15 3/4" (52.7 × 40 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 × 18 11/16" (64 × 47.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund