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 (4,113 results)
Pastel sur papier

Wifredo Lam

Pastel sur papier

Sale Date: December 18, 2006

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Comme une Cathédrale bombardée (from Paroles , 1965

Wifredo Lam

Comme une Cathédrale bombardée (from Paroles , 1965

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 1949

Wifredo Lam

Ohne Titel, 1949

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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Oiseaux de guerre, 1957

Wifredo Lam

Oiseaux de guerre, 1957

Sale Date: December 5, 2006

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Hommage à Picasso, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Hommage à Picasso, 1974

Sale Date: November 29, 2006

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Croiseur noir d'André Pieyre de Mandiargues..., 1972

Wifredo Lam

Croiseur noir d'André Pieyre de Mandiargues..., 1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2006

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Untitled - Margarita de Caldes de Montbui, 1938

Wifredo Lam

Untitled - Margarita de Caldes de Montbui, 1938

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Untitled, 1937

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1937

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Untitled, 1931

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1931

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Untitled, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Untitled, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1973

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Untitled, 1959

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1959

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Untitled, 1969

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Untitled, 1944

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1944

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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La table, I - coin d'atelier (+ Portrait,..., 1938

Wifredo Lam

La table, I - coin d'atelier (+ Portrait,..., 1938

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Pieni luna

Wifredo Lam

Pieni luna

Sale Date: November 2, 2006

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Sans titre, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1970

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Sans titre, 1969

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1969

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Untitled, 1952

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1952

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Totem, 1972

Wifredo Lam

Totem, 1972

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Femme cheval, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Femme cheval, 1970

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Petit portrait (Tête de femme), 1938

Wifredo Lam

Petit portrait (Tête de femme), 1938

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Nous sommes présents, 1962

Wifredo Lam

Nous sommes présents, 1962

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

Auction Closed

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