Lot #181: WIFREDO LAM - El Par - Gouache on paper

           

Artist: Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902 - 1982).
Title: "El Par".
Medium: Gouache on paper.
Date: Composed 1961.
Dimensions: Overall size: 19 5/8 x 15 in. (498 x 381 mm). Image size: 19 5/8 x 15 in. (498 x 381 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated, lower right. Cream wove paper. Very good condition overall. Provenance: Through the artist Max Ernst; Private collection, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Comment(s): Lam, like many of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, combined radical modern styles with the "primitive" arts of the Americas. While Diego Rivera and Joaquin Torres-Garcia drew inspiration from Pre-Columbian art, Lam was influenced by the Afro-Cubans of the time. He dramatically synthesized Surrealist and Cubist strategies while incorporating the iconography and spirit of Afro-Cuban religion. Image copyright © The Estate of Wifredo Lam. [25232-3-3000]