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Wifredo LamPoster for "Le salon de Mai"1967
1967
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About the Item
Lithograph, 1967
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and dedicated “To Jacqueline Selz, with all my friendship!” and adorned with a pencil drawing.
Edition : 100 ex.
74.50 cm. x 51.50 cm. 29.33 in. x 20.28 in. (paper)
65.00 cm. x 45.50 cm. 25.59 in. x 17.91 in. (image)
Poster for the Salon de Mai 1967
Printed before the letter
Wifredo Lam is a key figure in surrealism and international modern art. His Afro-Caribbean heritage and fascination with African myths gave him a unique artistic and symbolic language, halfway between European avant-garde painting and Cuban traditions. From an early age, the painter immersed himself in Afro-Caribbean rituals and beliefs, particularly those linked to voodoo and santería, which are reflected in this work. This spiritual and cultural heritage was quickly enriched by his encounters with Picasso, Miró and the Surrealists during his stay in Europe. During his stay at Villa Air-Bel in 1940, Lam took part in a creative effervescence surrounded by artists such as Breton, Ernst and Char, experimenting with new ways of representing the invisible.
This lithograph illustrates Lam's interest in automatism and spontaneous drawing. The hybrid creatures, drawn from an abundance of folklore, are born of rapid, instinctive gesture, evoking ritual or totemic figures linked to voodoo ceremonies and African poetry. Nervous colors and lines accentuate the ceremonial, dreamlike character of the composition. It was produced for the Salon de Mai in Cuba in 1967, where his return to his roots was celebrated.
Certificate of authenticity
LCD6370
- Creator:Wifredo Lam (1902-1982, Cuban)
- Creation Year:1967
- Dimensions:Height: 29.34 in (74.5 cm)Width: 20.28 in (51.5 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Oblique folds along left and top margins. Otherwise in very good condition.
- Gallery Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: LCD63701stDibs: LU1066215460992
Wifredo Lam
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 the French capital, he introduced himself to Picasso who subsequently showed Lam his collection of African and Oceanic 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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