Wifredo Lam – Catalog raisonné of the painted work 1998 Lou Laurin-Lam Acatos – Book

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Discover the Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume I of Wifredo Lam, an absolute reference work published in 1998 by Lou Laurin-Lam (the artist’s wife) by Éditions Acatos: a 539-page hardcover book with a dust jacket in English (ISBN 9782940033195), measuring 12.59 x 10.03 x 2.08″ (25.5 × 32.0 × 5.3 cm), in very good condition (a few marks on the cover only). This essential scholarly volume exhaustively documents the painted work of the great Cuban artist.

Born in December 1902 in Sagua Grande, Cuba, and died in September 1982 in Paris, Wifredo Lam grew up in a multicultural environment (his mother was Cuban of Spanish and Congolese descent, his father Chinese, and his godmother a Santería priestess). Passionate about drawing from the age of seven, he trained at the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro before continuing his studies in Madrid. From the 1940s onward, back in Cuba, he dedicated his art to expressing the culture and rituals of the Black population, creating a unique imagery that blends Cubism, Surrealism, and African and Afro-Cuban art.

Structured in four complementary parts, this catalogue raisonné offers: a monograph (critical essays, illustrated biography, archival documents), a descriptive section (reproductions, technical details, history of the works), appendices (history of exhibitions and complete bibliography), and technical indexes (works and proper names). Period 1923-1960.

Essential for collectors, researchers, and enthusiasts of modern art, this rare book ships within two weeks.

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