Lot 94
  • 94

Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Untitled, double-sided drawing
  • oil, crayon and graphite on paper
  • 11 7/8 by 17 5/8 in.
  • 30 by 44.8 cm
  • Executed in 1955.

Provenance

Mr Co Hulten, Sweden (gift from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner 1993

Exhibited

Malmö, Galerie Colibri, 1995

Condition

The work appears to be a study for a 1955 print b the artists. There are two tears in the edges (one on the right side of the bottom edge and another right side of the upper edge). There are some handling smudges in the left side and some creases in the upper left corner. The paper has been cut though the center (horizontally) tracing the shape of the horizontal figure/design. There is a small tear extending from the cut paper in the upper right corner.
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