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)
Sin título, 1967

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Sin título, 1967

Sale Date: May 24, 2005

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Sans titre (set of 7), 1979

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre (set of 7), 1979

Sale Date: May 5, 2005

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Ohne Titel

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Ohne Titel

Sale Date: April 30, 2005

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Composition

Wifredo Lam

Composition

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Sans titre, 1952

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1952

Sale Date: March 21, 2005

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Sans titre

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Sans titre

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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La réunion, 1972

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La réunion, 1972

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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Sans titre (from Visible-Invisible), 1972

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre (from Visible-Invisible), 1972

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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Sans titre (from Visible-Invisible), 1972

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre (from Visible-Invisible), 1972

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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Sans titre (from Visible-Invisible), 1972

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre (from Visible-Invisible), 1972

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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Trois personnages, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Trois personnages, 1973

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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Sans titre, 1967

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1967

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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Sans titre, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1973

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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Sans titre, 1966

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1966

Sale Date: March 20, 2005

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Pleni Luna (album of 10 w/title, text &..., 1974

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Pleni Luna (album of 10 w/title, text &..., 1974

Sale Date: March 15, 2005

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Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Wifredo Lam

Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Croiseur noir (portfolio w/2 series of 6..., 1972

Wifredo Lam

Croiseur noir (portfolio w/2 series of 6..., 1972

Sale Date: March 22, 2005

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Composition, 1949

Wifredo Lam

Composition, 1949

Sale Date: February 11, 2005

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Figure

Wifredo Lam

Figure

Sale Date: February 11, 2005

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Figure

Wifredo Lam

Figure

Sale Date: December 8, 2004

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Figure et oiseau

Wifredo Lam

Figure et oiseau

Sale Date: December 8, 2004

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Le repos or Après la chasse, 1944

Wifredo Lam

Le repos or Après la chasse, 1944

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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Untitled, 1952

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1952

Sale Date: February 7, 2005

Auction Closed

Pájaros y caña

Wifredo Lam

Pájaros y caña

Sale Date: September 24, 2004

Auction Closed

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