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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 16, 2022 | Sotheby's | Paris | Surrealism and Its Legacy | 10 | $****** - ****** | La lumière de la jungle |
paintings
125 x 98.9 cm (49.21 x 38.94 in)
oil on canvas
signed WifredoLam and dated 1944 (towards lower right)
Louis Broder, Paris
Private collection, Zurich
Private collection, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1984
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Louis Broder, Paris
Collection particulière, Zurich
Collection particulière, Paris
Acquis auprès du précédent par le propriétaire actuel en 1984
Basel, Kunsthalle & Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Wifredo Lam Malerei, Vic Gentils Bildhauerei , 1966-67, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue p. 22
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum & Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Wifredo Lam , 1967
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Wifredo Lam , 2015-16, illustrated in the catalogue p. 97
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Wifredo Lam , 2016, illustrated in the catalogue p. 101
London, Tate Modern, Wifredo Lam , 2016-17, illustrated in the catalogue p. 97
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Bâle, Kunsthalle & Hanovre, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Wifredo Lam Malerei, Vic Gentils Bildhauerei , 1966-67, no. 24, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 22
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum & Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Wifredo Lam , 1967
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Wifredo Lam , 2015-16, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 97
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Wifredo Lam , 2016, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 101
Londres, Tate Modern, Wifredo Lam , 2016-17, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 97
Michel Leiris, Wifredo Lam , Milan, 1970, illustrated p. 71 (titled La luce della giungla )
Lou Laurin-Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue raisonné of the Painted Work, 1923-1960 , Lausanne, 1996, vol. I, no. 44.29, illustrated p. 348
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Michel Leiris, Wifredo Lam , Milan, 1970, reproduit p. 71 (sous le titre La luce della giungla )
Lou Laurin-Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue raisonné of the Painted Work, 1923-1960 , Lausanne, 1996, vol. I, no. 44.29, reproduit p. 348
Property from a Private Parisian Collection
Wifredo Lam
1902 - 1982
La lumière de la jungle
signed WifredoLam and dated 1944 (towards lower right)
oil on canvas
125 x 98,9 cm; 49¼ x 39 in.
Painted in 1944.
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Provenant d'une Collection Particulière Parisienne
Wifredo Lam
1902 - 1982
La lumière de la jungle
signé WifredoLam et daté 1944 (vers le bas à droite)
huile sur toile
125 x 98,9 cm; 49¼ x 39 in.
Peint en 1944.
