Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902-1982)Attributed, Oil on canvas, signed upper right. Signed and inscribed verso: Por Maria du avec L'amour. Framed in 3 inch gold frame with black liner.

Wifredo �scar de la Concepci�n Lam y Castilla, better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture.

Lam was born to a Chinese immigrant father and a mother of African and Spanish descent. He left the small town of Sagua la Grande for Havana in 1916, where he initially studied law. By 1918 he had begun to study art at the School of Fine Arts in Havana, and he soon began to exhibit in annual salons. He went to Spain in 1923 and briefly studied academic painting in Madrid. In 1936 and 1937 he fought for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, fleeing Barcelona for Paris in 1938 with a letter of introduction to Pablo Picasso. Through Picasso Lam met members of the Parisian avant-garde, and he began to experiment with various Modernist styles

Dimensions: 23.5 x 19 inches/ 31 x 26 inches

Condition: Very good condition

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