Wifredo Lam
Cuban, 1902–1982
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Bio
A major early 20th-century painter, Wifredo Lam fused elements of Cubism and Surrealism with African culture in paintings that were exhibited alongside those of Pablo Picasso and other Cubists and Fauvists. A native Cuban, Lam hailed from Chinese, …
High auction record
$10m, Sotheby's, 2020
Notable Works
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Career Highlights
Solo show at a major institution
Centre Pompidou, and 4 more
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 8 more
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 4 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 1 more
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale National Pavilion, and 2 more
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Related categories
Cuba
Latin American Art
Modern and Impressionist Art
Paris Artists
African Diaspora
Racial and Ethnic Identity
Fragmented Geometry
Grotesque
Anthropomorphism
Collective History
Cubism
Painting
France
Surrealism
Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Abstract Landscape
Biomorphic
Mysticism, Shamanism, and the Occult
Spain
Dynamism
Isolation/Alienation
Related to Religion
Landscapes
Nude
War and Military
Unsettling
Human Figure
Work on Paper
Works for Sale
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Shows featuring Wifredo Lam
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