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 (4,113 results)
Affiche avant la lettre du XXIIIe Salon de..., 1967

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Affiche avant la lettre du XXIIIe Salon de..., 1967

Sale Date: June 6, 2010

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Senza titolo

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Senza titolo

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Chant dans la forêt, 1968

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Chant dans la forêt, 1968

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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Sans titre, 1969

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Sans titre, 1969

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Sans titre, 1979

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Sans titre, 1979

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Sans titre, 1979

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1979

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Pour Jorn, 1976

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Pour Jorn, 1976

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Ohne Titel

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Ohne Titel

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Innocence (from Pleni Luna), 1978

Wifredo Lam

Innocence (from Pleni Luna), 1978

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Contre une maison sèche (portfolio of 9 w/..., 1975

Wifredo Lam

Contre une maison sèche (portfolio of 9 w/..., 1975

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Senza titolo, 1964

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1964

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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L'oiseau de feu, 1970

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L'oiseau de feu, 1970

Sale Date: May 28, 2010

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Le reflet d'un miroir violet, 1974

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Le reflet d'un miroir violet, 1974

Sale Date: May 28, 2010

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Forête, 1962

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Forête, 1962

Sale Date: May 28, 2010

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Totem, 1951

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Totem, 1951

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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La femme magique, 1951

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La femme magique, 1951

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Sur les traces (Transformation), 1945

Wifredo Lam

Sur les traces (Transformation), 1945

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Sans titre, 1944

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Sans titre, 1944

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Sans titre (from Croiseur noir), 1972

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre (from Croiseur noir), 1972

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Sans titre, 1976

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1976

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Lettre autographe à André et Élisa Breton..., 1962

Wifredo Lam

Lettre autographe à André et Élisa Breton..., 1962

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Le nouveau monde (bk by Alain Jouffroy w/1..., 1975

Wifredo Lam

Le nouveau monde (bk by Alain Jouffroy w/1..., 1975

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Peintures récentes (bk by Michel Leiris w/1..., 1968

Wifredo Lam

Peintures récentes (bk by Michel Leiris w/1..., 1968

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Wifredo Lam (bk by artist and Gerasim Luca..., 1961

Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam (bk by artist and Gerasim Luca..., 1961

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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