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Wifredo Lam
Sign in to saveAlso known as L Lam, Wilfredo Lam, Wifredo Oscar de la Conception Lam y Castilla, Wifredo Lam y Castilla, Wifredo Oscar de la Conception Lam
Cuban artist (1902-1982)
Key facts
- Born
- Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla , December 8, 1902 ( 1902-12-08 ) , Sagua La Grande , Cuba
- Died
- September 11, 1982 ( 1982-09-12 ) (aged 79), Paris , France
- Known for
- Painting
- Notable work
- The Jungle (1943), Museum of Modern Art collection.
- Spouse s
- Eva Piriz (1929–1931; her death), Helena Holzer (1944–1950), Lou Laurin (1960–1982; his death, 3 sons)
- Awards
- Guggenheim International Award
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Sagua La Grande
- Place of death
- Boulogne-Billancourt
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Participant in
- Documenta III
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- figurative art
- Movement
- surrealism
- Image
- Wilfredo Lam.jpg
- Work location
- Madrid
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- Commons category
- Wifredo Lam
- date of birth
- 1902-12-08
- date of death
- 1982-09-11
- name in native language
- Wifredo Lam
- has works in the collection
- Sprengel Museum
- influenced by
- Henri Matisse
- ethnic group
- Afro-Cuban
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Encyclopedic overview
Lam's Zambezia, Zambezia, oil on canvas, 1950, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (Chinese: 林飛龍; Jyutping: lam4 fei1lung4; December 8, 1902 – September 11, 1982), better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo, and Diego Rivera, Lam melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. This distinctive visual style of his also influenced many artists. Though he was predominantly a painter, he also worked with sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking in his later life.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wifredo Lam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.