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)
Loup (from Paroles Peintes), 1959

Wifredo Lam

Loup (from Paroles Peintes), 1959

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1947

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1947

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled (set of 4)

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (set of 4)

Sale Date: February 23, 2006

Auction Closed

Utan titel (from Pleni Luna), 1974

Wifredo Lam

Utan titel (from Pleni Luna), 1974

Sale Date: February 6, 2006

Auction Closed

Sin título, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Sin título, 1974

Sale Date: May 11, 2005

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Untitled, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: February 10, 2006

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Clairière (+ 2 others; 3 works from Pleni..., 1974

Wifredo Lam

Clairière (+ 2 others; 3 works from Pleni..., 1974

Sale Date: January 12, 2006

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Mayimbe, 1977

Wifredo Lam

Mayimbe, 1977

Sale Date: January 10, 2006

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Femmes de Cuenca, 1927

Wifredo Lam

Femmes de Cuenca, 1927

Sale Date: January 10, 2006

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Composition

Wifredo Lam

Composition

Sale Date: December 14, 2005

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Composición, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Composición, 1974

Sale Date: December 13, 2005

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Sin título, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Sin título, 1973

Sale Date: December 13, 2005

Auction Closed

Senza titolo, 1969

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1969

Sale Date: November 22, 2005

Auction Closed

Senza titolo, 1959

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1959

Sale Date: November 22, 2005

Auction Closed

Acide doux (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Wifredo Lam

Acide doux (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Untitled, 1962

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1962

Sale Date: December 14, 2005

Auction Closed

L'exposition Artistes latinoaméricains de..., 1974

Wifredo Lam

L'exposition Artistes latinoaméricains de..., 1974

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Emblême, 1952

Wifredo Lam

Emblême, 1952

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Personnage fantastique

Wifredo Lam

Personnage fantastique

Sale Date: November 20, 2005

Auction Closed

Taureau - Trois graines s'est laissé pousser , 1973

Wifredo Lam

Taureau - Trois graines s'est laissé pousser , 1973

Sale Date: November 20, 2005

Auction Closed

Ohne Titel, 1963

Wifredo Lam

Ohne Titel, 1963

Sale Date: November 26, 2005

Auction Closed

Pleni luna (album of 10 w/poetry by José Pierre)

Wifredo Lam

Pleni luna (album of 10 w/poetry by José Pierre)

Sale Date: November 8, 2005

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: November 16, 2005

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1945

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1945

Sale Date: November 16, 2005

Auction Closed

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