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Wifredo Lam

Cuban · 1902–1982 · Painter, Printmaker

Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla, better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Wifredo Lam, Présages, 1947, oil on canvasPrésagesPhillips · $2,629,000≈ £1,707,475≈ €2,406,187Sign up to see
  2. Wifredo Lam, Sur les traces (also known as Transformation), 1945, oil on canvasSur les traces (also known as Transformation)Phillips · HK$7,996,000≈ $1,021,729≈ £795,244≈ €899,172Sign up to see
  3. Wifredo Lam, Untitled, 1960, oil on canvasUntitledPhillips · $485,000≈ £318,702≈ €454,716Sign up to see

Wifredo Lam’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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  1. Wifredo Lam, Cabeza, 1939, charcoal on paper mounted to board
    Cabeza, 1939
    Drawing · Paper
    23⅞ h x 17⅞ w in (61 x 45 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 142
    $21,250≈ £17,016≈ €18,775Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Wifredo Lam, Untitled, 1946, ink and wash on paper
    Untitled, 1946
    Drawing · Paper
    12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (31.8 x 24.1 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    $21,250≈ £16,375≈ €18,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Wifredo Lam, Untitled, 1950, ink on paper
    Untitled, 1950
    Drawing · Paper
    26.4 x 20 cm (10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 202
    £10,000≈ $12,978≈ €11,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Wifredo Lam, Two works: Untitled (Studies for Paintings), 1957, ink on paper
    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 · · Lot 47
    $27,500≈ £16,455≈ €20,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Wifredo Lam, Haiti, 1946, Tuschfeder auf leichtem gelblichen Karton
    Haiti, 1946
    Drawing
    50,8 × 62,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 306
    €26,180≈ $38,644≈ £18,707Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €14,000–18,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Wifredo Lam, Femme, 1941, ink and graphite on paper
    Femme, 1941
    Drawing · Paper
    8 3/4 x 6 3/4in (22 x 17cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 171
    $9,600≈ £4,864≈ €7,135Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Wifredo Lam, Homme, 1940-41, ink and graphite on paper
    Homme, 1940-41
    Drawing · Paper
    8 3/4 x 6 3/4in (22 x 17cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 172
    $10,800≈ £5,473≈ €8,027Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Wifredo Lam, Deux personnages, 1942, charcoal and tempera on paper
    Deux personnages, 1942
    Drawing · Paper
    40 x 30 1/8 in. (101.7 x 76.4 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 107
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $180,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
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