Wifredo Lam (1902-1982) , La Selva | Christie's

Sale 5683

Contemporary Art

London

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24 October 1996

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Lot 42

Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)

La Selva

Price realised

GBP 5,175

Estimate

GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000

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Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)
La Selva
felt tip and pencil on Japanese paper
19 5/8 x 26 1/4in. (49.9 x 66.7cm.)
Executed in 1981.

Provenance

Galeria Fandos y Leonarte, Valencia.
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Literature and exhibited

Exhibited

Madrid, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo; Brussels, Musée d'Ixelles; Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Wifredo Lam 1902-1982, 1983, no. 130 (illustrated in the Paris catalogue p. 132).
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