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)
Derrière le miroir, no.52 (+ Suites; 2 bks..., 1953

Wifredo Lam

Derrière le miroir, no.52 (+ Suites; 2 bks..., 1953

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Voyages à travers la peinture (bk by Pierre..., 1946

Wifredo Lam

Voyages à travers la peinture (bk by Pierre..., 1946

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Retorno al pais natal (bk by Aimé Cesaire..., 1943

Wifredo Lam

Retorno al pais natal (bk by Aimé Cesaire..., 1943

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Untitled, 1972

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Totem, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Totem, 1970

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Untitled, 1955

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1955

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Oiseau de feu (+ Oiseau de fer; 2 works), 1970

Wifredo Lam

Oiseau de feu (+ Oiseau de fer; 2 works), 1970

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Untitled, 1946

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1946

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Seated figure, 1937

Wifredo Lam

Seated figure, 1937

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Untitled, 1972

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1972

Sale Date: May 26, 2010

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Untitled, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1973

Sale Date: May 26, 2010

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Komposition, 1962

Wifredo Lam

Komposition, 1962

Sale Date: May 4, 2010

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Le rempart de brindille (bk by René Char w/5 , 1953

Wifredo Lam

Le rempart de brindille (bk by René Char w/5 , 1953

Sale Date: May 6, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1965

Wifredo Lam

Ohne Titel, 1965

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Sans titre, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1970

Sale Date: April 25, 2010

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La Habana, 1978

Wifredo Lam

La Habana, 1978

Sale Date: April 14, 2010

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Hahmot (Figures)

Wifredo Lam

Hahmot (Figures)

Sale Date: April 18, 2010

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Totem, 1970

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Totem, 1970

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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Composition

Wifredo Lam

Composition

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Composition

Wifredo Lam

Composition

Sale Date: April 2, 2010

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Untitled (Abstract figures)

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (Abstract figures)

Sale Date: March 25, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1966

Wifredo Lam

Ohne Titel, 1966

Sale Date: April 24, 2010

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Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: March 15, 2010

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