Wifredo Lam Drawings: Auction Prices

Cuban · 1902–1982

ArtSell has recorded 8 auction results for Wifredo Lam drawings between 2007 and 2020, of which 7 sold (88% sell-through). Prices realised range from $9,600 to $38,644, with a median of $21,250 across 7 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 5 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $38,644 for “Haiti” at Grisebach in 2007.

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1. 
   This original ink drawing on paper by Wifredo Lam features his signature Afro-Cuban surrealist iconography

   Drawing · Paper

   rhythmic line work. The piece includes a significant handwritten dedication in Spanish which reads: "Su amistad inconmensurable al hombre y la humanidad llegando a límites universales... La Habana 1953." (Translated: "Your immeasurable friendship to man and humanity reaching universal limits... Havana 1953.") The work is signed and dated by the artist at the lower right and is presented in a dark wood frame with a white and black double mat. Dimensions: H: 19in W: 21in wifredo lam cuba cuban surrealist modernism drawing ink on paper signed original 1950s 20th century la habana dedication havana fine art

   Williamson Auction Gallery · Aug 25, 2026 · Lot 40
   Result not publishedEst. $8,000–12,500View at Williamson Auction Gallery ↗
2. 
   : Pleni Luna (Full Moon)the complete set of ten lithographs in colors on Japon nacre paper; 1974; each

   Drawing · ed. XXXVII/L

   25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in

   Abell Auction Company · Feb 20, 2025 · Lot 260
   Result not publishedEst. $2,000–3,000View at Abell Auction Company ↗
3. 
   : Pleni Luna (Full Moon)the complete set of ten lithographs in colors on Japon nacre paper; 1974; each

   Drawing · ed. XXXVII/L

   25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in

   Abell Auction Company · Dec 6, 2024 · Lot 576
   Result not publishedEst. $2,000–3,000View at Abell Auction Company ↗
4. 
   Cabeza, 1939

   Drawing · Paper

   23⅞ h x 17⅞ w in (61 x 45 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jun 23, 2020 · Lot 142
   $21,250≈ £17,016≈ €18,775Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
5. 
   Deux personnages, 1942

   Drawing · Paper

   40 x 30 1/8 in. (101.7 x 76.4 cm.)

   Phillips · Nov 13, 2019 · Lot 107
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $180,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Untitled, 1946

   Drawing · Paper

   12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (31.8 x 24.1 cm.)

   Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 112
   $21,250≈ £16,375≈ €18,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Untitled, 1950

   Drawing · Paper

   26.4 x 20 cm (10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

   Phillips · Jun 30, 2017 · Lot 202
   £10,000≈ $12,978≈ €11,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Two works: Untitled (Studies for Paintings), 1957

   Drawing · Paper

   each 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (31.8 x 24.1 cm.)

   Phillips · May 29, 2014 · Lot 47
   $27,500≈ £16,455≈ €20,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
9. 
   Ça va mal, 1959

   Drawing · Canvas

   58x72 cm

   Farsettiarte · Nov 30, 2013 · Lot 565
   Result not publishedEst. €18,000–26,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
10. 
    Senza titolo, 1970

    Drawing · Paper

    33,2x23 cm

    Farsettiarte · Jun 1, 2013 · Lot 405
    Result not publishedEst. €3,000–4,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
11. 
    Haiti, 1946

    Drawing

    50,8 × 62,5 cm

    Grisebach · Dec 1, 2007 · Lot 306
    €26,180≈ $38,644≈ £18,707Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €14,000–18,000View at Grisebach ↗
12. 
    Homme, 1940-41

    Drawing · Paper

    8 3/4 x 6 3/4in (22 x 17cm)

    Bonhams · May 22, 2007 · Lot 172
    $10,800≈ £5,473≈ €8,027Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Femme, 1941

    Drawing · Paper

    8 3/4 x 6 3/4in (22 x 17cm)

    Bonhams · May 22, 2007 · Lot 171
    $9,600≈ £4,864≈ €7,135Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗

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