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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Sotheby's Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

by Eileen Kinsella
Sotheby's Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

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Wifredo Lam (4,113 results)
Senza titolo

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo

Sale Date: March 6, 2024

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Senza titolo, 1975, 1975

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1975, 1975

Sale Date: March 6, 2024

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Caballo Diabólico, 1947

Wifredo Lam

Caballo Diabólico, 1947

Sale Date: February 13, 2024

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Untitled, from La terre inquiète, 1955

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, from La terre inquiète, 1955

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Untitled, 1963

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1963

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Untitled, from L’Antichambre de la nature, 1965

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, from L’Antichambre de la nature, 1965

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Untitled, from La terre inquiète, 1955

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, from La terre inquiète, 1955

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Untitled, from L'âge du cinéma, 1951

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, from L'âge du cinéma, 1951

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Feuille éparses, 1956

Wifredo Lam

Feuille éparses, 1956

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Eloge rupestre de Miró, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Eloge rupestre de Miró, 1973

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Feuille éparses (partial proof), 1956

Wifredo Lam

Feuille éparses (partial proof), 1956

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Feuille éparses (partial proof), 1956

Wifredo Lam

Feuille éparses (partial proof), 1956

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Primitiv Gestalt, 1955

Wifredo Lam

Primitiv Gestalt, 1955

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Untitled, from Voyages à travers la peinture, 1945

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, from Voyages à travers la peinture, 1945

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Composition aux personnages, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Composition aux personnages, 1973

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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without title

Wifredo Lam

without title

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Sin título, 1950

Wifredo Lam

Sin título, 1950

Sale Date: January 23, 2024

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El último viaje del buque fantasma

Wifredo Lam

El último viaje del buque fantasma

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Untitled I Sans titre, 1902–1982

Wifredo Lam

Untitled I Sans titre, 1902–1982

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Senza titolo, 1975

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1975

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

Auction Closed

Sans titre无题

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre无题

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

Auction Closed

from BONJOUR MAX ERNST | 「BONJOUR MAX ERNST」より, 1976

Wifredo Lam

from BONJOUR MAX ERNST | 「BONJOUR MAX ERNST」より, 1976

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Oiseau de feu et oiseau de fer, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Oiseau de feu et oiseau de fer, 1970

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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El Ultimo viaje del buque fantasma, 1976, 1976

Wifredo Lam

El Ultimo viaje del buque fantasma, 1976, 1976

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

Auction Closed

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