Wifredo Lam

(Cuban, 1902–1982)

Wifredo Lam was an Afro-Cuban artist best known for his unique Surrealist aesthetic that combined European artistic movements with the imagery of his native country. “I responded always to the presence of factors that emanated from our history and our geography, tropical flowers, and black culture,” Lam once said. In one of his most famous paintings, The Jungle (1943), these various influences are melded together, onto a single large-scale canvas. Born Wifredo Oscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla on December 8, 1902 in Sagua la Grande, Cuba, the painter moved to Madrid, Spain in 1923 to study with Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor, who had been the teacher of famed Surrealist Salvador Dalí. Lam moved to Paris after seeing an exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s work in Spain. Having arrived in Paris, he introduced himself to Picasso who subsequently showed Lam his collection of primitive artworks. The two artists' interaction figured heavily in Lam’s work throughout the remainder of his career. He died on September 11, 1982 in Paris, France at the age of 79. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Drawings and Works on Paper, Surrealism

Related Artists

André Breton, Salvador Dalí, Paul Klee, Roberto Matta, Pablo Picasso

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

OMI OBINI, 1943
Sold price: 9,603,800 USD

Wifredo Lam Artworks

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Wifredo Lam (4,113 results)
Untitled, 1960

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1960

Sale Date: September 17, 2021

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22 L.A.S. «Lam» ou «Wifredo», dont une..., 1958–1970

Wifredo Lam

22 L.A.S. «Lam» ou «Wifredo», dont une..., 1958–1970

Sale Date: September 23, 2021

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Le Rempart de brindilles

Wifredo Lam

Le Rempart de brindilles

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam "Monte de Seves" Lithograph, Signed Ed

Sale Date: August 21, 2021

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Canaima, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Canaima, 1974

Sale Date: August 11, 2021

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El último viaje del buque fantasma - 6, 1976, 1976

Wifredo Lam

El último viaje del buque fantasma - 6, 1976, 1976

Sale Date: August 12, 2021

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El último viaje del buque fantasma - 5, 1976, 1976

Wifredo Lam

El último viaje del buque fantasma - 5, 1976, 1976

Sale Date: August 12, 2021

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Untitled, 1949

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1949

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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De la Sainte Famille au Droit à la paresse, 1976

Wifredo Lam

De la Sainte Famille au Droit à la paresse, 1976

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Against a dry house, 1976

Wifredo Lam

Against a dry house, 1976

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Apostroph 'Apocalypse, 1967

Wifredo Lam

Apostroph 'Apocalypse, 1967

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Le Théâtre et les dieux, 1966

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Le Théâtre et les dieux, 1966

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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La Terre inquiète, 1955

Wifredo Lam

La Terre inquiète, 1955

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Le Rempart de brindilles, 1953

Wifredo Lam

Le Rempart de brindilles, 1953

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Voyages à travers la peinture, 1946

Wifredo Lam

Voyages à travers la peinture, 1946

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Sans Titre, 1939

Wifredo Lam

Sans Titre, 1939

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Untitled, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Personnage, 1959

Wifredo Lam

Personnage, 1959

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Sans titre, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1974

Sale Date: June 24, 2021

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Oiseau de Feu; Oiseau de Fer, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Oiseau de Feu; Oiseau de Fer, 1970

Sale Date: June 23, 2021

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Dinner Service Set

Wifredo Lam

Dinner Service Set

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Untitled, 1955

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1955

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Totem, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Totem, 1970

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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