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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L'Antechambre de La Nature, Art Nouveau Etching by Wifredo Lam
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902 - 1982) - L'Antechambre de La Nature, Year: 1966, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 10.75 x 5.75 inches, Size: 13.5 x 8.75 in. (34.29 x 22.23 cm), Description: F...
Etching
El Ultimo Viaje Del Buque Fantasma, Surrealist Lithograph by Wifredo Lam
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Long Island City, NY
El Ultimo Viaje Del Buque Fantasma by Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902–1982) Year: 1976 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of EA XIII/XX Size: 30 x 21.75 in. (76.2 x 55.25 cm)
Lithograph
$1,500
“Flight”
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Warren, NJ
Wifredo Lam 1902–1982 Untitled from the Flight portfolio. In good condition Unframed . Measures 25x19. 161 Out of 250
Lithograph
(7302) Ils tendent leurs muscles greles jetes veroles 1973
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam (7301) Aizan ils ont les jambes de secretaires, 1973 Lithograph EC 25 x 19 in
Lithograph
Pleni Luna Montee de seves 1974
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam Pleni Luna Montee de seves 1974 Lithograph in pearl japan paper Ed. XXXXV of L 25 x 19 in
Lithograph
Pleni Luna Innocence 1974
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam Pleni Luna Innocence 1974 Lithograph in pearl japan paper Ed. XXXXV of L 25 x 19 in
Lithograph
Innocence, from the suite, Pleni Luna.
By Wifredo Lam
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Innocence" from the suite, Pleni Luna, 1974, is an original color lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam, 1902-1982. It is hand sig...
Lithograph
Pleni Luna
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam (19123) Pleni Luna Lithograph in pearl japan paper 1974 25 x 19 in
Lithograph
Wifredo Lam - Knight - Original Lithograph
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Wifredo Lam - Knight - Original Lithograph Published in the deluxe art review, XXe Siecle 1963 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Lithograph
Wifredo Lam (1902-1982) - Coloured etching and aquatint - 1966
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Varese, IT
Coloured etching and aquatint, edited in 1979. Limited edition of 130 copies , numbered as 81/130 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Paper...
Paper, Etching
Belle Epine, from Pleni Luna
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Wilfredo Lam Belle Epine, from Pleni Luna 1974 Lithograph 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. Edition of 262 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienba...
Lithograph
Sin título
By Wifredo Lam
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Artist: Wifredo Lam Year: 1979 Title: Untitled Technique: Etching and aquatint Copy 65/130 Signed and hand numbered Size: 31,5 x 24,5
Engraving, Aquatint
Wifredo Lam (7304) Les Loas petro enfantent dans la danse 1973
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam (7304) Les Loas petro enfantent dans la danse, 1973 Lithograph EC 25 x 19 in
Lithograph
Pleni Luna Soeur de la gazelle
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam Pleni Luna Soeur de la gazelle, 1974 Lithograph in pearl japan paper Ed. XXXXV of L 25 x 19 in
Lithograph
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Untitled - Drawing by Wifredo Lam - 1941
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Roma, IT
This extraordinary and rare drawing by Wifredo Lam is one of the artworks that the artist took with him when he moved from Cuba to France. In Paris, Lam showed Picasso his drawings a...
Ink, Pencil