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Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)

Lot 8
07.06.2023 18:00UTC +01:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 971466
Lot 8 | Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)
Estimate value
€ 800 000 – 1 200 000
Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)

Damballah

signé indistinctement 'Wifredo Lam' (en bas à gauche)

huile sur toile

125 x 153 cm.

Peint probablement en 1945-1946.



signed indistinctly ‘Wifredo Lam’ (lower left)

oil on canvas

49 1/4 x 60 1/4 in

Painted probably in 1945-1946.





Provenance

Galerie Pierre, Paris

Collection privée, Milan

Collection Romano Lorenzin, Milan

Collection privée, Milan

Vente anonyme, Christie's, New York, 16 novembre 1994, lot 19

Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel



Literature

L. Ameniel, ''Wifredo Lam'' in XXe siècle, Paris, juillet 1979, No. 52 (illustré en couleurs p. 81).

L. Laurin-Lam, Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume I, 1923-1960, Lausanne, 1996, No. 47.28 (illustré p. 398).

F. Maze, Marcel Duchamp: Iconoclaste et Inoxydable, film, 2009, 23min56 - 24min02.



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Maeght, Le Surréalisme en 1947, juin-août 1947.

Bâle, Kunsthalle (septembre-octobre); Hanovre, Kestner-Gesellschaft (décembre-janvier); Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum (janvier-mars); Stockholm, Moderna Museet (avril-mai); Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts (mai-juin), Wifredo Lam Malerei, Vic Gentils Bidhauerei, 1966-1967, No. 30.



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Nous remercions Monsieur Eskil Lam pour les informations qu'il nous a aimablement communiquées au sujet de cette œuvre, notamment de sa date de création.
Artist:Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Cuba
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