ID 1227758
Lot 45 | Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)
Estimate value
€ 250 000 – 350 000
Oiseau papaye, Buen Retiro ou Les idoles crépusculaires
signé, titré et daté 'Wifredo Lam 1944 ''Buen retiro''' (en bas à droite)
huile sur papier marouflé sur toile
75 x 94 cm.
Peint en 1944.
signed, titled and dated 'Wifredo Lam 1944 ''Buen retiro''' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
29 ½ x 37 in.
Painted in 1944.
Provenance
Galerie Pierre, Paris
Collection B. Paris
Galerie Jan Krugier, Genève
Collection Philippe de Segur, France
Vente, Me Binoche, Paris, Palais Galliera, 29 mai 1972, lot 74
Acquis au cours de cette vente par la famille des propriétaires actuels
Literature
Cahiers d'art, XX-XXXI, Paris, 1945-1946 (illustré p. 359).
''Wifredo Lam et les idoles crépusculaires'', in Quadrum, No. III, Bruxelles, 1957 (illustré p. 31).
M. Leiris, Lam, Milan, 1970, No. 66 (illustré).
M-P. Fouchet, Wifredo Lam, 1989, 1er édition, Barcelone-Paris, 1976, No. 384 (illustré p. 233).
M-P. Fouchet, Wifredo Lam, 1989, 2e édition, Barcelone-Paris, 1989, No. 416 (illustré p. 253).
L. Laurin-Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, 1923-1960, Vol. I, Paris, 1996, No. 44.80 (illustré p. 363).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Pierre, Wifredo Lam, décembre 1945.
Genève, Galerie Jan Krugier, Wifredo Lam, avril 1963, No. 4 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition).
Turin, Galleria Notizie, Lam, février-mars 1964 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition p. 5).
Bâle, Kunsthalle (septembre-octobre); Hanovre, Kester-Gesellschaft (décembre-janvier); Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum (janvier-mars); Stockholm, Moderna Museet (avril-mai); Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux Arts (mai-juin), Wifredo Lam, 1966-1967, No. 17 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 34).
Milan, Galleria Bergamini, Wifredo Lam, janvier-février 1969.
Francfort, Kunstkabinett Hannah Bekker Vom Rath, Wifredo Lam, Œlbilder, Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik, juillet- août 1969, No. 1 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition).
Genève, Galerie Jan Krugier, Lam, mars-avril 1970, No. 316 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition p. 10).
Milan, Galleria Arte Borgogna, Wifredo Lam, juin 1970.
Artist: | Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982) |
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Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Cuba |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
Artist: | Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982) |
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Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Cuba |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
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