Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902-1982) Attributed/Style of: Surrealist Figures (Guitar face). Pencil on paper, unframed. Note verso reads "a bardo del Paul Lammarde 1941."

The internationally renowned Cuban painter Wifredo Lam was a precursor of a cross-cultural style of painting, infusing Western modernism with African and Caribbean symbolism. His peripatetic life brought him into contact with all the avant-garde movements of his times including cubism, surrealism, and CoBrA.

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39.2x29.3 cm; 15.5x11.5 in

Private collection England, Estate of Silvio Aguayo Espejo Vina del Mar Chile


Good condition overall, no notable damage. The paper is toned with occasional handling marks and minor smudges.

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