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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Wifredo Lam Artworks

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Wifredo Lam (4,113 results)
Pleni Luna, 1974

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Pleni Luna, 1974

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

Auction Closed

SANS TITRE, 1968

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SANS TITRE, 1968

Sale Date: October 30, 2017

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Sans titre, 1972

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1972

Sale Date: October 23, 2017

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Untitled, 1947

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1947

Sale Date: October 19, 2017

Auction Closed

Bird Of Iron, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Bird Of Iron, 1970

Sale Date: October 8, 2017

Auction Closed

Senza titolo, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1970

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

Auction Closed

Sin Titulo (Untitled Turquoise), 1969, 1969

Wifredo Lam

Sin Titulo (Untitled Turquoise), 1969, 1969

Sale Date: October 21, 2017

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1946, 1946

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1946, 1946

Sale Date: October 21, 2017

Auction Closed

Sin Titulo (Untitled), 1969, 1969

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Sin Titulo (Untitled), 1969, 1969

Sale Date: October 21, 2017

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Personaje femenino sentado, c.1957, 1957

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Personaje femenino sentado, c.1957, 1957

Sale Date: September 26, 2017

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DINNER SERVICE SET, 1970

Wifredo Lam

DINNER SERVICE SET, 1970

Sale Date: September 20, 2017

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Two color lithographs from Pleni Luna, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Two color lithographs from Pleni Luna, 1974

Sale Date: September 19, 2017

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Un Milliard pour le Viêt-Nam, 1967

Wifredo Lam

Un Milliard pour le Viêt-Nam, 1967

Sale Date: September 19, 2017

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Bird of iron

Wifredo Lam

Bird of iron

Sale Date: September 8, 2017

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1977

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1977

Sale Date: August 27, 2017

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Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: July 18, 2017

Auction Closed

Senza titolo, 1980

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1980

Sale Date: July 15, 2017

Auction Closed

Compositions surréalistes: illustration pour , 1966

Wifredo Lam

Compositions surréalistes: illustration pour , 1966

Sale Date: June 21, 2017

Auction Closed

Figure verte, 1975, 1975

Wifredo Lam

Figure verte, 1975, 1975

Sale Date: June 22, 2017

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1950

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Untitled, 1950

Sale Date: June 30, 2017

Auction Closed

COMPOSITION, 1973

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COMPOSITION, 1973

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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Affiche avant lettre (pour l'exposition..., 1976

Wifredo Lam

Affiche avant lettre (pour l'exposition..., 1976

Sale Date: June 11, 2017

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1973

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

Auction Closed

UNTITLED, 1951

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UNTITLED, 1951

Sale Date: June 3, 2017

Auction Closed

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