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)
Own a work by Wifredo Lam? Get a free auction estimate →
Record prices
PrésagesPhillips · $2,629,000≈ £1,707,475≈ €2,406,187Sign up to see
Sur les traces (also known as Transformation)Phillips · HK$7,996,000≈ $1,021,729≈ £795,244≈ €899,172Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $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).
Price trend
66 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
7 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 15 | 12 | 80% | $429kSign up | $132kSign up | $2.6MSign up |
| Oil | 15 | 12 | 80% | $429kSign up | $132kSign up | $2.6MSign up |
| Works on paper | 19 | 15 | 79% | $38.6kSign up | $21.3kSign up | $322kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $21.4kSign up | $21.4kSign up | $21.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $322kSign up | $322kSign up | $322kSign up |
| Pastel | 6 | 4 | 67% | $22.2kSign up | $20.3kSign up | $36.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 8 | 7 | 88% | $20.3kSign up | $21.3kSign up | $38.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 91 | 58 | 64% | $979Sign up | $693Sign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Etching | 14 | 12 | 86% | $976Sign up | $844Sign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $970Sign up | $970Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 44 | 23 | 52% | $968Sign up | $631Sign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 8 | 3 | 38% | $211Sign up | $211Sign up | $211Sign up |
| Print (other) | 21 | 17 | 81% | $667Sign up | $432Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 8 | 8 | 100% | $8.7kSign up | $6.8kSign up | $27.7kSign up |
| Other | 26 | 8 | 31% | $38.7kSign up | $36.3kSign up | $110kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 5 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 31 | 25 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 20 | 10 | $896Sign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 7 | $5kSign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 7 | $938Sign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 12 | 8 | $733Sign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | $160kSign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 | $11kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | $167kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | $425Sign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | $485kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | $688Sign up |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $595Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $114kSign up |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $288Sign up |