WIFREDO LAM (1902 1982) Sans titre (Portrait)

Sale 2696 - Lot 83

Price Realized: $ 18,750

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Estimate: $ 12,000 - $ 18,000

WIFREDO LAM (1902 - 1982)
Sans titre (Portrait).

Ink wash on thin Japan paper, 1963. 600x464 mm; 23⅝x18¼ inches. Signed, dated and dedicated in ballpoint pen, lower left.

Provenance
Gift from the artist to his grandniece, Elsa Castillo, and Eugene Orcutt, in celebration of the birth of their son, 1963.
Thence by descent to current owner, Florida.

Note
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Eskil Lam.

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Additional Details

In 1963, Wifredo Lam returned to Cuba after settling in Albisola, Italy. He was cloistered from the Cuban Revolution but valued the movement's drive for equality. He decided not to pursue a position as minister of culture, a post offered by the Castro government. His return to Havana on the occasion of the installation of his work in the Museo de Bellas Artes was widely celebrated by the local press, and Lam affirmed his dedication to social change through art. Lam would return to Cuba on few other occasions during the late 1960's.