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 - Oiseaux de Feu (A+B) Sculptures Gold/Silver Patinated Metal - 70s
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Milano, IT
The sculptural language of Wifredo Lam merges Surrealist influences with Afro-Caribbean symbolism, resulting in hybrid, totemic forms. This pair, conceived as complementary elements,...
Metal
Wifredo Lam, complete folder of six lithographs, Leu Feu Vert
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Busnago, IT
Entire Folder entitled LE FEU VERT, by artist Wifredo Lam, Torcular art editions. The folder includes number 6 lithographs, executed in 1974 in 100 copies; the one in the photo is co...
Paper
$216Sale Price|20% Off
1972 Wifredo Lamb "Galerie Albert Loeb" Paris Exhibition Print
By Wifredo Lam
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Gorgeous Wifredo Lam Print (1972) - Galerie Albert Loeb Exhibit Announcement Enhance your art collection with this stunning print after t...
Paper
Wifredo Lam Framed Original Etching + Pencil Signed - Untitled
By Wifredo Lam
Located in North Miami, FL
Etching in Black, Red and Yellow with aquatint background by Wilfredo Lam, pencil signed and numbered. The etching is characterized by linear forms and monochrome background, typica...
Paper
French Art Deco Style Patinated Metal Animal Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Art Deco style patinated metal deer sculpture on onyx base. Measures: Width 48 cm. height 25 cm.
Onyx, Marble, Metal, Brass
Josef Albers Abstract Lithographs from Interaction of Color
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josef Albers abstract lithographs from folder XI-1, interaction of color, circa 1960s. updated
Glass, Wood, Paper
Selection of Large Joan Miro Color Lithographs
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Joan Miro large color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that l...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Selection of Alexander Calder Lithographs
By Alexander Calder
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Alexander Calder color lithographs, circa 1960s. They have been recently framed in clean lined black lacquered wood gallery frames...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Selection of Alexander Calder Lithographs
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Alexander Calder color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that lived in France from 1951-1983. These are most likely from the limited edition folio “Derriere Le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght. Please see our other 1stdibs listings for more Alexander Calder and Joan Miro lithographs from...
Glass, Paper, Wood
Complete Set of “Three Aquatints”, Prints by Robert Mangold
By Robert Mangold
Located in Stamford, CT
A complete set of “Three Aquatints” prints by Robert Mangold. Published by Parasol Press Ltd., on Rives BFK paper. Each signed, numbered and annotated A, B, C in pencil. Framed using...
Paper
Selection of Modernist Art Lithographs or Serigraphs
By (after) Alexander Calder, Victor Vasarely, (after) Henri Matisse, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of modernist art serigraphs or lithographs, circa 1950s-1970s. They are: 1) Victor Vasarely color lithograph, circa 1960s. It has been recently reframed in a clean lined bl...
Glass, Paper, Wood
Brutalist Wall Sculpture of Patinated Metal
By Tony Melendy, Silas Seandel, Curtis Jeré
Located in Houston, TX
Brutalist wall sculpture of patinated metal. Monumental Brutalist wall sculpture of patinated metal inspired by Silas Seandel. Fabulous large Brutalist abstract wall sculpture of patinated metal in the manner of Silas Seandel/Curtis Jere/Tony Melendy...
Iron
Selection of Modernist Lithographs or Gallery Wall
By Alberto Giacometti, (after) Joan Miró
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of modernist lithographs or gallery wall, French, circa 1960s. From top left to right, they are: 1) Joan Miro color lithograph, from Derriere Le Miroir, circa 1960s. Seen at upper left. It measures 18.5" H x 25.5" W framed. Newly framed in clean lined black lacquer gallery frame under conservation grade glass. 2) SOLD Alberto Giacometti lithograph...
Glass, Paper, Wood
Selection of Alexander Calder Lithographs
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Alexander Calder color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that lived in France from 1951-1983. These are most likely from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght. Please see our other 1stdibs listings for more Alexander Calder and Joan Miro lithographs from...
Glass, Paper, Wood
Mid century Albert Elmstedt (1895-1976) vintage abstract print
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original vintage print in colour by Danish artist Albert Elmstedt (1895-1976). It is made on paper in the colors blue and red with yellowish background. It is signed and d...
Paper
$1,245
H 12 in W 17.25 in D 0.1 in
"Bathers" by John E. Costigan, Original Limited Edition Signed Etching
By John Edward Costigan
Located in New York, NY
This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, circa 1930. He is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, th...
Paper
Set of 6 lithographs by Lam Wifredo "Le Feu Vert," 1972
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Vicenza, VI
Lam Wifredo was a 20th-century Cuban painter and printmaker. Each series of lithographs is characterized by strong symbolism and the fusion of spiritual an...
Paper
Wifredo Lam Modern Original Signed and Numbered Lithography
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Roma, IT
Important lithograph by one of the most popular contemporary artists Wifredo Lam. The work is signed directly by the master in the lower right corner. In the lower left-hand corner i...
Wood, Paper
Rare Wilfredo Lam Cuban Surrealims Signed Lithograph
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Paris, FR
Rare, trendy surrealism Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam signed Litograph, About Wifredo Lam : B. 1902, SAGUA LA GRANDE, CUBA; D. 1982, PARIS Wifredo ...
Lam First Edition Signed and with Drawing by Wifredo Lam
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Chicago, IL
First French Edition. Signed with drawing by artist Wifredo Lam. Lam [Douze Reproductions Le Musée de Poche] by Jacques Charpier, published by Éditions Georges Fall, 1960, Paris, Fr...
Paper