Home The star of Burri shines at the Guggenheim Museum Alberto Burri. Sack SF 1 ca. 1954. Burlap, thread, acrylic, and PVA on canvas, 86 x 100.6 cm. Private collection, Ezio Gribaudo, Turin

Alberto Burri. Sack SF 1 ca. 1954. Burlap, thread, acrylic, and PVA on canvas, 86 x 100.6 cm. Private collection, Ezio Gribaudo, Turin

Alberto Burri. Red plastic, 1963. Acrylic and burned plastic on canvas, cm. 102 x 90. © Palazzo Albizzini Foundation, Burri Collection, Città di Castello, Italy

Alberto Burri. Sack SF 1 ca. 1954. Burlap, thread, acrylic, and PVA on canvas, 86 x 100.6 cm. Private collection, Ezio Gribaudo, Turin

Alberto Burri. Large White, 1974. Acrylic and PVA on Cellotex, cm. 126 x 211. Palazzo Albizzini Foundation, Burri Collection, Città di Castello, Italy

Alberto Burri. Sack H 8, ca. 1953. Burlap, synthetic polymer paint, thread, and Vinavil on black fabric, cm. 86 x 100. Courtesy Galleria Tega, Milan. Photo: Paolo Vandrasch and Romina Bettega