Alberto Burri - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | Phillips
  • Catalogue Essay

    Burri's Cretti series was a response to the 1968 earthquake in Sicily which resulted in the abandonment of the small town, Gibellina.

29

Cretti: A

1971
Etching and aquatint with embossing, on Fabriano card, the full sheet,
S. 66.6 x 96.5 cm (26 1/4 x 37 7/8 in.)
signed and numbered 61/90 in pencil (there were also 15 artist's proofs), published by 2RC Edizioni d'Arte, Rome, framed.

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000 

Sold for £6,250

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 22 January 2015 2pm & 6pm