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Wifredo Lam — circa 1970
Wifredo Lam

circa 1970

Wifredo Lam's porcelain dinner service set (circa 1970) demonstrates the artist's exploration of functional design and decorative arts alongside his painting practice. The work applies Lam's distinctive aesthetic and imagery to utilitarian objects, bridging fine and applied arts traditions. This piece reflects the broader twentieth-century artist movement toward multidisciplinary practice.

Medium
Porcelain Dinner Service Set

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Editions Southampton

June 25, 2022

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Wifredo Lam, circa 1970

Wifredo Lam's porcelain dinner service set (circa 1970) demonstrates the artist's exploration of functional design and decorative arts alongside his painting practice. The work applies Lam's distinctive aesthetic and imagery to utilitarian objects, bridging fine and applied arts traditions. This piece reflects the broader twentieth-century artist movement toward multidisciplinary practice.

Medium
Porcelain Dinner Service Set
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Porcelain, Modernist, Decorative Arts, Cuban, Whimsical, Multi-color, Organic Forms, Design, Contemporary

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Art Institute of Chicago