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Wifredo LamWW-1957-040097

1957·Charcoal and pastel on ivory wove paper·73.3 × 58.3 cm (28 7/8 × 23 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1957
Medium: Charcoal and pastel on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 73.3 × 58.3 cm (28 7/8 × 23 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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