Lot Essay
The title of this painting was given by Pierre Matisse.
THE BORIS LEAVITT COLLECTION
Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)
Dawn and Dusk
Details
Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)
Dawn and Dusk
signed and dated 'Wifredo Lam 1958' lower left
gouache, charcoal and pastel on buff paper laid down on canvas
74½ x 113½in. (109.3 x 288.3cm.)
Painted in 1958
Dawn and Dusk
signed and dated 'Wifredo Lam 1958' lower left
gouache, charcoal and pastel on buff paper laid down on canvas
74½ x 113½in. (109.3 x 288.3cm.)
Painted in 1958
Provenance
Albert Loeb Gallery, New York
Literature
M.-P. Fouchet, Wifredo Lam, Poligrafa/Cercle d'Art, Barcelona/Paris, 1st edition, 1976, p. 238, n. 462 (illustrated)
M.-P. Fouchet, Wifredo Lam, Poligrafa/Cercle d'Art, Barcelona/Paris, 2nd edition, 1989, p. 258, n. 495 (illustrated)
L. Laurin-Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume I, 1923-1960, S. Acatos, Lausanne, 1966, p. 469, n. 58.05 (illustrated)
M.-P. Fouchet, Wifredo Lam, Poligrafa/Cercle d'Art, Barcelona/Paris, 2nd edition, 1989, p. 258, n. 495 (illustrated)
L. Laurin-Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume I, 1923-1960, S. Acatos, Lausanne, 1966, p. 469, n. 58.05 (illustrated)
Exhibited
New York, Albert Loeb Gallery, Lam, Paintings from 1938 to 1962, Nov. 20-Dec. 22, 1962, n.n.