Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902 - 1982). "Personnages I". Gouache on paper. 1961. Signed and dated, lower right. Cream wove paper. The full sheet. Very good condition overall. Provenance: Through the artist Max Ernst; Private collection, Vera Cruz, Mexico. 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, Wifredo Lam was influenced by the Afro-Cubans of the time. Lam dramatically synthesized the Surrealist and Cubist strategies while incorporating the iconography and spirit of Afro-Cuban religion. Overall size: 19 5/8 x 15 in. (498 x 381 mm). Image size: 19 5/8 x 15 in. (498 x 381 mm). [25232] |10000| {R100} (TL3)