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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Wifredo Lam Artworks

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Wifredo Lam (4,113 results)
Untitled, 1962

Wifredo Lam

Untitled, 1962

Sale Date: February 10, 2005

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Untitled (from El ultimo viaje del buque..., 1976

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (from El ultimo viaje del buque..., 1976

Sale Date: January 9, 2005

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Untitled (from El ultimo viaje del buque..., 1976

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (from El ultimo viaje del buque..., 1976

Sale Date: January 9, 2005

Auction Closed

Untitled (from El ultimo viaje del buque..., 1976

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (from El ultimo viaje del buque..., 1976

Sale Date: January 9, 2005

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Composición

Wifredo Lam

Composición

Sale Date: September 24, 2004

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Senza titolo, 1969

Wifredo Lam

Senza titolo, 1969

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Oiseau, 1970

Wifredo Lam

Oiseau, 1970

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Komposition, 1952

Wifredo Lam

Komposition, 1952

Sale Date: December 8, 2004

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Piatto, 1961

Wifredo Lam

Piatto, 1961

Sale Date: November 23, 2004

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Images (4 works), 1963

Wifredo Lam

Images (4 works), 1963

Sale Date: December 11, 2004

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Sans titre, 1974

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1974

Sale Date: December 12, 2004

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Taureau - trois graines s'est laissé pousser , 1973

Wifredo Lam

Taureau - trois graines s'est laissé pousser , 1973

Sale Date: December 12, 2004

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Animal fantastique

Wifredo Lam

Animal fantastique

Sale Date: December 12, 2004

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Sans titre, 1960

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1960

Sale Date: December 12, 2004

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Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Wifredo Lam

Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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Sans titre, 1966

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1966

Sale Date: December 6, 2004

Auction Closed

Sans titre, 1973

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1973

Sale Date: December 6, 2004

Auction Closed

Sans titre, 1971

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1971

Sale Date: December 6, 2004

Auction Closed

Figure, 1975

Wifredo Lam

Figure, 1975

Sale Date: December 8, 2004

Auction Closed

Sans titre, 1955

Wifredo Lam

Sans titre, 1955

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

Auction Closed

Femme cheval, 1950

Wifredo Lam

Femme cheval, 1950

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

Auction Closed

Untitled (+ 6 others, 1946-50, lrgr, 1 with..., 1945

Wifredo Lam

Untitled (+ 6 others, 1946-50, lrgr, 1 with..., 1945

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

Auction Closed

Autorretrato, 1934

Wifredo Lam

Autorretrato, 1934

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

Auction Closed

Lady in blue, 1950

Wifredo Lam

Lady in blue, 1950

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

Auction Closed

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