Wifredo Lam

Cuba

Credentials

  • Famous Artist
Wifredo Lam, a Cuban-Chinese artist, worked across painting, printmaking, and sculpture, drawing on his mixed heritage. His work melds surrealism and cubism, weaving Afro-Cuban motifs into a modernist framework. Lam developed a distinct vocabulary of transcultural symbols and surreal forms that evoke the spiritual and emotional dimensions of his culture. His images often combine human, animal, and vegetal elements, reflecting the mysticism and vitality of his Cuban roots.
$1,820
Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor