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)
De la sainte famille au droit à la paresse (+...

Wifredo Lam

De la sainte famille au droit à la paresse (+...

Sale Date: October 13, 2008

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Untitled from lames de lam, 1977

Wifredo Lam

Untitled from lames de lam, 1977

Sale Date: September 12, 2008

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Oiseau de fer (+ Oiseau de feu; pair), 1970

Wifredo Lam

Oiseau de fer (+ Oiseau de feu; pair), 1970

Sale Date: July 7, 2008

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Sin título, 1959

Wifredo Lam

Sin título, 1959

Sale Date: July 1, 2008

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Bracelet

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Bracelet

Sale Date: June 19, 2008

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Collier Totem

Wifredo Lam

Collier Totem

Sale Date: June 19, 2008

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Collier Cheval

Wifredo Lam

Collier Cheval

Sale Date: June 19, 2008

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Collier Femme

Wifredo Lam

Collier Femme

Sale Date: June 19, 2008

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Composition, 1957

Wifredo Lam

Composition, 1957

Sale Date: July 3, 2008

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Untitled (Composition)

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (Composition)

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

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Lessive du loup (bk by Dominique Fourcade..., 1966

Wifredo Lam

Lessive du loup (bk by Dominique Fourcade..., 1966

Sale Date: June 2, 2008

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Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: June 26, 2008

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Canaïma, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Canaïma, 1974

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

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De la sainte famille au droit à la paresse, 1976

Wifredo Lam

De la sainte famille au droit à la paresse, 1976

Sale Date: June 2, 2008

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Fata Morgana (bk by André Breton with 6 works), 1942

Wifredo Lam

Fata Morgana (bk by André Breton with 6 works), 1942

Sale Date: June 2, 2008

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Composition, 1964

Wifredo Lam

Composition, 1964

Sale Date: June 23, 2008

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Pleni Luna (portfolio of 10), 1974

Wifredo Lam

Pleni Luna (portfolio of 10), 1974

Sale Date: June 13, 2008

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Untitled, 1971

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1971

Sale Date: April 16, 2008

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El Pajaro blanco, 1970

Wifredo Lam

El Pajaro blanco, 1970

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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La figura blancha, 1970

Wifredo Lam

La figura blancha, 1970

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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Personnage, 1961

Wifredo Lam

Personnage, 1961

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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Senza titolo

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo

Sale Date: May 28, 2008

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Innocence, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Innocence, 1974

Sale Date: June 5, 2008

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

Wifredo Lam

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

Sale Date: May 26, 2008

Auction Closed

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