Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam: Lames de Lam Plate I

1977

Wifredo Lam (7306) Multiples des membres des loa, 1973 Lithograph EC 25 x 19 in

Wifredo Lam (7301) Aizan ils ont les jambes de secretaires, 1973 Lithograph EC 25 x 19 in

Wifredo Lam (7301) Aizan ils ont les jambes de secretaires, 1973 Lithograph EC 25 x 19 in

Wifredo Lam (7304) Les Loas petro enfantent dans la danse, 1973 Lithograph EC 25 x 19 in

From El Ultimo Viaje del Buque Fantasma suite made to illustrate the text of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Hand signed and numbered by Wifredo Lam. Published by Polígrafa, Barcelona. From the edition of 99. Frame Size: approx 31 x 39 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Please note the frame has some minor scratches on the molding. No broken or missing parts. Plexi glass covering is new. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: 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 Paris, he introduced himself to Picasso who subsequently showed Lam his collection of primitive artworks...

Medium: original color etching. Printed in 1965 for the "Paroles Peintes II" portfolio, and published in Paris by Lazar-Vernet. This magnificent, rich impression is one of 150 printe...

Etching on vélin cuve de Rives paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Feuilles éparses, 1965. Published and printed by Louis B...

Artist: Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902 - 1982) Title: Orsa Maggiore Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: X/XXV Paper Size: 31...