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Wifredo Lam (1904-2001), Color Lithograph, ‘Figure Ocre, 1975

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 EUR Estimated At:480.00 - 600.00 EUR
Wifredo Lam (1904-2001), Color Lithograph, ‘Figure Ocre, 1975
Lithograph in colors on BFK Rives wove paper (watermark)
Switzerland, 1975
Wifredo Lam (1904-2001) – Cuban-French painter and graphic artist
Signed lower right in pencil ‘Wifr(edo)’
Inscribed lower left in pencil ‘E.A.’
With the blindstamp of Erker-Presse St. Gallen
Catalog raisonné: Tonneau-Ryckelynck 7410
Image dimensions: 76.1 x 56.3 cm
Wifredo Lam is considered a pioneer of a cross-cultural style in painting, who mixed the art of Western modernity with African and Caribbean symbolism; lithographs in colors by the artist fetch up to 3,700 euro at international auctions
Object is regular taxed. Differential taxation is not possible.

This full sheet lithograph in black on a ground of ochre was printed in 1975 at Erker-Presse in St. Gallen. On an image area, which is surrounded by a peripheral ornamental border of loose brush strokes, it shows an animal-like figure. It has a long, pointed snout, short horns and a shaggy tail.

The lithograph in colors is signed lower right in pencil ‘Wifr(edo)’ and inscribed lower left in pencil ‘E.A.’. The sheet bears a small tear (1 cm) in the left edge with associated creases and upsetting. The lower left corner is slightly creased. The overall impression is good. The full sheet image measures 76.1 x 56.3 cm.

Wifredo Lam, (1902-1982)

The Cuban artist Wifredo Lam studied at the Art School in Havana. Already in 1923, he emigrated to Spain and later to France, where he befriended Pablo Picasso and André Breton and was inspired by the art of the time. His Surrealist works, internationally exhibited, often refer to the Santeria cult known and practiced in Cuba. (fea)
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