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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By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Sotheby's Hong Kong 'The Now' and Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sales, April 2024

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Sotheby's Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

by Eileen Kinsella
Sotheby's Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

Wifredo Lam Artworks

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Wifredo Lam (4,113 results)
5 centímetros sobre la tierra, 1955

Wifredo Lam

5 centímetros sobre la tierra, 1955

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

Auction Closed

Père et enfant, 1938

Wifredo Lam

Père et enfant, 1938

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

Auction Closed

Femme cheval, 1954

Wifredo Lam

Femme cheval, 1954

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

Auction Closed

Acide doux, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Acide doux, 1973

Sale Date: October 27, 2006

Auction Closed

Les yeux clairs, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Les yeux clairs, 1970

Sale Date: October 29, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled (+ 3 others; 4 works)

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (+ 3 others; 4 works)

Sale Date: October 25, 2006

Auction Closed

Oiseaux

Wifredo Lam

Oiseaux

Sale Date: October 9, 2006

Auction Closed

Visible invisible (album of 10 w/title, text , 1972

Wifredo Lam

Visible invisible (album of 10 w/title, text , 1972

Sale Date: October 3, 2006

Auction Closed

Visible/Invisible (portfolio of 10 w/title,..., 1972

Wifredo Lam

Visible/Invisible (portfolio of 10 w/title,..., 1972

Sale Date: September 20, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: September 15, 2006

Auction Closed

Embleme

Wifredo Lam

Embleme

Sale Date: September 10, 2006

Auction Closed

Abstract form, 1979

Wifredo Lam

Abstract form, 1979

Sale Date: September 9, 2006

Auction Closed

Oiseaux

Wifredo Lam

Oiseaux

Sale Date: June 30, 2006

Auction Closed

Figure ochre, 1975

Wifredo Lam

Figure ochre, 1975

Sale Date: July 6, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled (from Visible invisible), 1972

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (from Visible invisible), 1972

Sale Date: July 6, 2006

Auction Closed

Elle, casquée (from Pleni Luna), 1974

Wifredo Lam

Elle, casquée (from Pleni Luna), 1974

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

Auction Closed

Contre une maison sèche (4 works), 1974

Wifredo Lam

Contre une maison sèche (4 works), 1974

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled (4 works)

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (4 works)

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled (5 works)

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (5 works)

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled (4 works)

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (4 works)

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled (4 works)

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (4 works)

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled

Wifredo Lam

Untitled

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

Auction Closed

André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Croiseur Noir..., 1972

Wifredo Lam

André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Croiseur Noir..., 1972

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

Auction Closed

L'oiseau de feu (+ another, similar; 2 works)

Wifredo Lam

L'oiseau de feu (+ another, similar; 2 works)

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

Auction Closed

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