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In [[1937]], Lam went to [[Paris]] and became close friends with [[Pablo Picasso]]. It was through Picasso that he met many of the leading artists in Paris at the time. With the threat of [[Nazi Germany|German]] invasion in [[World War II]], he left Paris in [[1940]] and went to [[Marseille]]. There, through [[Varian Fry]], he became friends with [[André Breton]] and formed close ties with the [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] movement. |
In [[1937]], Lam went to [[Paris]] and became close friends with [[Pablo Picasso]]. It was through Picasso that he met many of the leading artists in Paris at the time. With the threat of [[Nazi Germany|German]] invasion in [[World War II]], he left Paris in [[1940]] and went to [[Marseille]]. There, through [[Varian Fry]], he became friends with [[André Breton]] and formed close ties with the [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] movement. |
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[[Image:The_Enigma2.jpg|thumb|250px|Lam's, ''The Enigma'', Gouache on paper, mounted on canvas, 1943 |
[[Image:The_Enigma2.jpg|thumb|250px|Lam's, ''''The Enigma'''', Gouache on paper, mounted on canvas, 1943. ''Jorge Reyes Family Estate''.]] |
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In [[1941]], he returned to Cuba and stayed there until [[1946]].He married '''Helena Holzer''' in 1944. He then lived in various places including Paris, [[New York]] and Havana. They were divorced in 1950. In 1960, he married '''Lou Laurin''' with whom he had three children. |
In [[1941]], he returned to Cuba and stayed there until [[1946]].He married '''Helena Holzer''' in 1944. He then lived in various places including Paris, [[New York]] and Havana. They were divorced in 1950. In 1960, he married '''Lou Laurin''' with whom he had three children. |
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Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (林飛龍, pinyin: Lín Fēilóng) (December 2 1902, Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara Province—September 11 1982, Paris), better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist. He was predominantly a painter but he also worked with sculpture and ceramics.
Biography
He was of mixed ancestry: his father was Chinese and his mother was of African, Spanish and local Creole descent. He showed some artistic talent as a young man so, when he went to Havana to study law, he also studied painting at the Academy of San Alejandro.
In 1923, he went to Madrid in order to further his art studies. There he married Eva Piriz in 1929 but both she and their young son died in 1931 of tuberculosis. He was in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, during which he sided with the Republic.
In 1937, Lam went to Paris and became close friends with Pablo Picasso. It was through Picasso that he met many of the leading artists in Paris at the time. With the threat of German invasion in World War II, he left Paris in 1940 and went to Marseille. There, through Varian Fry, he became friends with André Breton and formed close ties with the Surrealist movement.
In 1941, he returned to Cuba and stayed there until 1946.He married Helena Holzer in 1944. He then lived in various places including Paris, New York and Havana. They were divorced in 1950. In 1960, he married Lou Laurin with whom he had three children.
His masterpiece is considered to be La Jungla ("The Jungle", 1943).
See also
References
- "Wifredo Lam", Max-Pol Fouchet, 2nd Edition, 1989, Ediciones Poligrafa, S.A.. ISBN 8434305828
External links
- [1] - Lam's biography at the Guggenheim website