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)
Habana, 1944

Wifredo Lam

Habana, 1944

Sale Date: November 16, 2005

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Figure, 1938

Wifredo Lam

Figure, 1938

Sale Date: November 16, 2005

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Le rempart de Brindilles (bk by Char René w..., 1953

Wifredo Lam

Le rempart de Brindilles (bk by Char René w..., 1953

Sale Date: November 8, 2005

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Mujer caballo, 1960

Wifredo Lam

Mujer caballo, 1960

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Composición, 1960

Wifredo Lam

Composición, 1960

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Oiseau de feu (+ Oiseau de fer;..., 1970

Wifredo Lam

Oiseau de feu (+ Oiseau de fer;..., 1970

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Dans mon jardin, 1945

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Dans mon jardin, 1945

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Sittande kvinna, 1944

Wifredo Lam

Sittande kvinna, 1944

Sale Date: November 1, 2005

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Sittande figurer, 1944

Wifredo Lam

Sittande figurer, 1944

Sale Date: November 1, 2005

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Figur, 1944

Wifredo Lam

Figur, 1944

Sale Date: November 1, 2005

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Sittande figur, 1944

Wifredo Lam

Sittande figur, 1944

Sale Date: November 1, 2005

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Figurkomposition, 1947

Wifredo Lam

Figurkomposition, 1947

Sale Date: November 1, 2005

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Les vaches sont maigres en Haiti, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Les vaches sont maigres en Haiti, 1973

Sale Date: October 25, 2005

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Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Sans titre, 1955

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1955

Sale Date: October 27, 2005

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Figure ocre, 1975

Wifredo Lam

Figure ocre, 1975

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Sans titre

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre

Sale Date: October 9, 2005

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Sans titre, 1965

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1965

Sale Date: October 9, 2005

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Le rempart de brindilles (portfolio of 5..., 1953

Wifredo Lam

Le rempart de brindilles (portfolio of 5..., 1953

Sale Date: October 5, 2005

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Nouvelle Bonti (+ 2 others; 3 works from the...

Wifredo Lam

Nouvelle Bonti (+ 2 others; 3 works from the...

Sale Date: October 5, 2005

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Ohne Titel (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Wifredo Lam

Ohne Titel (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Visible invisible (set of 10 w/title, text..., 1972

Wifredo Lam

Visible invisible (set of 10 w/title, text..., 1972

Sale Date: September 27, 2005

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Pleni luna (2 works), 1974

Wifredo Lam

Pleni luna (2 works), 1974

Sale Date: September 29, 2005

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Nature morte

Wifredo Lam

Nature morte

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

Auction Closed

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