Afro Basaldella

Afro Basaldella
Born(1912-03-04)March 4, 1912
Udine, Italy
DiedJuly 24, 1976(1976-07-24) (aged 64)
Zurich, Switzerland
Other namesAfro
Occupation(s)Painter and educator
Years active1930-1970s

Afro Libio Basaldella (March 4, 1912 – July 24, 1976) was one of the most important Italian painter in the post-World War II period. He began as a member of the Scuola Romana, and then embracing [informal] [abstraction], worked and had great international success together with Alberto Burri and Lucio Fontana. He was generally known by the single name, "Afro".