London: record for Alberto Burri at Sotheby's

12 February 2016, 15:38 | di Marika Lion | 0

Almost 12 million euros for Burri's work “Sacco e Rosso”, a true unprecedented record.

London: record for Alberto Burri at Sotheby's

New record for Alberto Burri: “Sacco e Rosso” (c. 1959) sold for €11.779.799. This doubles the previous record for Burri (£4.7m, February 2014) and that of 5 years ago where the record for Burri was only £1.9m. Sacco e Rosso from 1959 was sold in 2007 for €3.376.000. Work Among the highlights of the Guggenheim exhibition in NY.

This achievement now places Burri in the art market alongside Manzoni and Fontana (Piero Manzoni's rec. £12.6m and Lucio Fontana rec. £19.3m). Also of note, a 1959 Achrome by Piero Manzoni was purchased by a private American collector for €3.379.143. The total of the auction session achieved €89.827.274 and saw the participation of buyers from 38 countries.

Marika Lion

Responsible for FIRST Arte since 2012. Long experience in institutional and financial public communication, public affairs. Since 2001 you have been working independently in the Wealth Management sector and specifically for family offices, collections and private family assets. Former university professor in Art Economics, Marketing and Communication of cultural events and Communication strategies for the valorisation and promotion of artistic and cultural heritage. Author of books and responsible for editorial series dedicated to art and the market. Publisher and Collector.