Wifredo Lam Decorative Art
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 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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(Biography provided by Gallery Art)
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Creator: Wifredo Lam
Wifredo Lam Framed Original Etching + Pencil Signed - Untitled
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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...
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Wilfredo Oscar De La Concepion Lam 'Cuba, 1902-1982' Color Lithograph Pair
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Colorful and fantastic Lithograph Pair by Wilfredo Lam, “”Demons Familliers” in yellow and “Lune Haute” in blue. Signed lower right, numbered XXIII/L lower left. Printed text on vers...
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