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Wifredo Lam — The Warrior (Personnage avec lézard)
Wifredo Lam

The Warrior (Personnage avec lézard)

1947

Wifredo Lam's 'The Warrior (Personnage avec lézard)' presents a dynamic figure rendered in oil on burlap, blending surrealist and Caribbean influences. Created in 1947, this work exemplifies Lam's distinctive style merging modernist techniques with cultural imagery.

Medium
oil on burlap
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

🔨 Auction Lot

20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

November 13, 2019

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Collectors of Wifredo Lam

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Richard Caswell

1 owned

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Art Institute of Chicago

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About this work

Wifredo Lam, The Warrior (Personnage avec lézard), 1947

Wifredo Lam's 'The Warrior (Personnage avec lézard)' presents a dynamic figure rendered in oil on burlap, blending surrealist and Caribbean influences. Created in 1947, this work exemplifies Lam's distinctive style merging modernist techniques with cultural imagery.

Medium
oil on burlap
Year
1947
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Caribbean, Animal Imagery, Figuration, Modernism, Oil On Burlap

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Art Institute of Chicago