Home The star of Burri shines at the Guggenheim Museum Alberto Burri. Black Red Wood, 1960. Wood veneer, acrylic, and Vinavil on canvas, cm. 83 x 133. Private collection, courtesy Galleria dello Scudo, Verona

Alberto Burri. Black Red Wood, 1960. Wood veneer, acrylic, and Vinavil on canvas, cm. 83 x 133. Private collection, courtesy Galleria dello Scudo, Verona

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. Black Red Wood, 1960. Wood veneer, acrylic, and Vinavil on canvas, cm. 83 x 133. Private collection, courtesy Galleria dello Scudo, Verona

Alberto Burri. Plastic Combustion, 1958. Plastic (PVC), acrylic, fabric, staples, and combustion on canvas, cm. 120 x 150. Private collection, courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York
Alberto Burri. Red Hunchback, 1955. Acrylic, fabric, Vinavil, and combustion on black fabric; Vinavil can on verso,  cm. 86 x 100. Courtesy Galleria Tega, Milan. Photo: Paolo  Vandrasch and Romina Bettega