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

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Wifredo Lam Artworks

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Wifredo Lam (4,113 results)
Sin título, 1952

Wifredo Lam

Sin título, 1952

Sale Date: February 13, 2009

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Campesina de Cuenca, 1927

Wifredo Lam

Campesina de Cuenca, 1927

Sale Date: February 13, 2009

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Lessive du loup (bk by Dominique Fourcade w/1...

Wifredo Lam

Lessive du loup (bk by Dominique Fourcade w/1...

Sale Date: December 15, 2008

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Figure verte, 1975

Wifredo Lam

Figure verte, 1975

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Oiseau

Wifredo Lam

Oiseau

Sale Date: December 15, 2008

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Innocenc (+ Clairière; 2 works from Pleni..., 1974

Wifredo Lam

Innocenc (+ Clairière; 2 works from Pleni..., 1974

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Composition, 1964

Wifredo Lam

Composition, 1964

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Canaima, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Canaima, 1974

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Sans titre, 1975

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1975

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Les sabots et la main, 1966

Wifredo Lam

Les sabots et la main, 1966

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Sans titre, 1941

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1941

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Sans titre, 1941

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1941

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

Auction Closed

Sans titre, 1941

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1941

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

Auction Closed

Sans titre, 1941

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1941

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

Auction Closed

Innocence, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Innocence, 1974

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

Auction Closed

L'Âge du cinéma (no.4-5 w/1 work)

Wifredo Lam

L'Âge du cinéma (no.4-5 w/1 work)

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Senza titolo, 1960

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1960

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Wifredo Lam (bk w/1 work)

Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam (bk w/1 work)

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

Auction Closed

Derrière le miroir (bk w/1 work, folio + Suites,

Wifredo Lam

Derrière le miroir (bk w/1 work, folio + Suites,

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

Auction Closed

Wifredo Lam (bk w/text by Gérard Xuriguera w/1...

Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam (bk w/text by Gérard Xuriguera w/1...

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

Auction Closed

Retorno al pais natal (bk by Aimé Césaire w/text

Wifredo Lam

Retorno al pais natal (bk by Aimé Césaire w/text

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

Auction Closed

Composizione, 1972

Wifredo Lam

Composizione, 1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2008

Auction Closed

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