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.

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

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Wifredo Lam (4,113 results)

Untitled (also known as Cabeza adornada con..., 1972

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (also known as Cabeza adornada con..., 1972

Sale Date: May 19, 2021

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Untitled, 1963

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1963

Sale Date: May 19, 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: May 13, 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: May 13, 2021

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El último viaje del buque fantasma - 1, 197

Wifredo Lam

El último viaje del buque fantasma - 1, 197

Sale Date: May 13, 2021

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Export Argentine, 1964

Wifredo Lam

Export Argentine, 1964

Sale Date: May 11, 2021

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Wifredo Lam

"Green Figure"

Sale Date: April 29, 2021

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'Apostroph' Apocalypse, 1967

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'Apostroph' Apocalypse, 1967

Sale Date: April 21, 2021

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Sans titre, 1960

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1960

Sale Date: April 19, 2021

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Sans titre, 1938

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Sans titre, 1938

Sale Date: April 19, 2021

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Oiseau avec son oeuf, 1945

Wifredo Lam

Oiseau avec son oeuf, 1945

Sale Date: April 15, 2021

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Wifredo Lam (1902-1982), Untitled, 1957, 1957

Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam (1902-1982), Untitled, 1957, 1957

Sale Date: March 25, 2021

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Untitled from the Flight portfolio, 1967

Wifredo Lam

Untitled from the Flight portfolio, 1967

Sale Date: March 23, 2021

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Pleni Luna, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Pleni Luna, 1974

Sale Date: March 17, 2021

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Argile, 1980

Wifredo Lam

Sale Date: March 26, 2021

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Untitled, 1961

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1961

Sale Date: March 17, 2021

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Soeur de la Gazelle, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Soeur de la Gazelle, 1974

Sale Date: March 6, 2021

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Pleni Luna

Wifredo Lam

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Sin título, 1959–1960

Wifredo Lam

Sin título, 1959–1960

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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ORIGINAL ETCHING SIGNED FOR PAINTED LYRICS, 1959

Wifredo Lam

ORIGINAL ETCHING SIGNED FOR PAINTED LYRICS, 1959

Sale Date: March 5, 2021

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Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Sale Date: March 6, 2021

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Contre une maison sèche, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Contre une maison sèche, 1974

Sale Date: February 9, 2021

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Joan Prats, 1976

Wifredo Lam

Joan Prats, 1976

Sale Date: August 26, 2020

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Senza titolo

Wifredo Lam

Sale Date: March 16, 2020

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