Untitled (Tropical Fish)

Wifredo LamWW-1946-013360

1946·Pen and black ink over traces of graphite on tan wove paper·48.9 × 61.3 cm (19 5/16 × 24 3/16 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro

Catalogue

Year: 1946
Medium: Pen and black ink over traces of graphite on tan wove paper
Dimensions: 48.9 × 61.3 cm (19 5/16 × 24 3/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Wifredo Lam

Artist

Wifredo Lam

Drawing

One of the most renowned Cuban artists of the modern era, Wifredo Lam achieved an inventive synthesis of European modernism and Afro-Caribbean symbolism.

Paris, France

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