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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Wifredo Lam Cuban Artist Original Watercolor, 1961
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This original watercolor on paper by Cuban artist Wifredo Lam is in excellent condition and measures 12"h x 10"w. It is signed lower right and dated 1961. It bears a simple gold fr...
Paint
$88,000Sale Price|20% Off
Three Figures, Modern Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed, 1970s
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Provenance: Cernuda Art, Coral Gables Private Collection, Los Angeles
Oil, Canvas
$175,000
H 37 in W 45 in D 1.5 in
“Middleton Place II, 1974” Wolf Kahn, West Brattleboro, Vermont Barn Oil Canvas
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Yardley, PA
A fantastic early painting from Kahn’s iconic barn series depicting Dr. Middleton’s property in West Brattleboro, VT. Here, Kahn turns a familiar rural motif into something hovering ...
Canvas, Oil
$564
H 24.81 in W 44.49 in D 0.79 in
Landscape with Boats - Paint by Mustapha Yehya - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Realized by Mustapha Yehya in the mid-20th century. Hand signed. In excellent condition, it includes a coeval wooden frame.
Canvas, Oil
$6,044
H 22 in W 26 in D 2.5 in
Abstract Expressionist Painting using Reds, Oranges & Black by British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Expressionist Painting using Reds, Oranges & Black by British Artist by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 26 x 22 i...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$2,440
H 27.96 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Nuns And Doves, The Family, Avant-garde Woman Artist Marcel Duchamp's daughter
Located in Norwich, GB
In 1910, having separated from her first husband, the artist model Jeanne Chastagnier Serré had a relationship with the surrealist Marcel Duchamp: you know, the one of the porcelain ...
Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard
$3,850
H 24 in W 24 in D 2.25 in
Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Mounted on Panel, Framed, Geometric, Dark
By Nancy Newman Rice
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Mounted on Panel, Framed, Geometric, Dark Nancy Newman Rice was born in New York City and was educated at Cornell University and at Washington U...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
$1,111
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.4 in
I've got a secret - Atmospheric dramatic abstract round landscape painting
By Jennifer L. Baker
Located in Silverthorne, CO
There is something about my imagination. Something expansive and wandering, a never-ending story. I live there so much of the time. I must say that I have often wondered if I am made...
Oil
$1,475
H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in
Antique American School Tropical Modernist Palm Tree Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist tropical landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 28 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone.. In excellent original condition....
Oil, Canvas
$992
H 31.89 in W 21.26 in D 0.04 in
The Couple - Oil Paint attr. Edgar Stoebel - Mid-20th Century
By Edgar Stoëbel
Located in Roma, IT
The couple is an artwork attribuited to Edgar Stoebel (1909-2001). 81 x 54 cm; no frame. Oil painting on canvas. Good conditions!
Canvas, Oil
$5,641
H 15.75 in W 20.28 in D 0.79 in
Pair of Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome - Oil on Canvas - Mid 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome is an original pair of oil on canvas realized in the Second Half 19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas, mounted on panel. Minor damage to ...
Canvas, Oil
$11,554
H 47.25 in W 20.08 in D 0.4 in
The Parrot - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
By Antonio Feltrinelli
Located in Roma, IT
The Parrot is an original artwork realized in the 1930s by Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 - Gargnano, 1942). Original Painting on canvas. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. ...
Canvas, Oil
Rome - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. The artwork depicts a delicate play of light on the horizon line. It cannot be r...
Canvas, Oil
$903
H 22.64 in W 18.9 in
1979 Vintage Modernist Swedish Figurative Oil Painting - Between Presences
Located in Bristol, GB
BETWEEN PRESENCES Size: 57.5 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An evocative 20th century figurative painting that captures three loosely rendered figures in what appears to be...
Oil, Canvas
Untitled
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam "Untitled", 1974 Charcoal and pastel on paper 20 x 16 in Signed and dedicated by the artist. Provenance: Private Collection (Pablo Gasparini, gift from the artist). Chr...
Charcoal, Pastel, Laid Paper
Sold
H 10.52 in W 5.01 in D 7.01 in
Wifredo Lam - L’Oiseau de feu - nickel brass sculpture limited edition of 500
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Varese, IT
Wifredo Lam ( 1902 – 1982 ) nickel plated brass sculpture limited edition of 500 copies inscribed signature, numbered: 491/500 B sculpture size: 10 1/2 x 5 x 7 in. (26.7 x 12.7 x 17...
Metal, Brass