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Attr. WIFREDO LAM CUBAN 1902-1982 Tempera on Paper

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Attr. WIFREDO LAM CUBAN 1902-1982 Tempera on Paper
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Tempera on paper, framed. Featuring figures in abstract composition. Signed and attributed to Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902-1982) on the upper left corner. 19 x 17.5 cm (7.5 x 6.9 inches). Frame size: 38 x 33 cm (15.0 x 13.0 inches). A major early 20th-century painter, Wifredo Lam fused elements of Cubism and Surrealism with African culture in paintings that were exhibited alongside those of Pablo Picasso and other Cubists and Fauvists. A native Cuban, Lam hailed from Chinese, European, Indian, and mixed-African descent, and he was deeply influenced by African spiritual practices such as Santeria. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate