Lot 116
  • 116

Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Cuenca
  • signed, titled and dated Octubre 1927 on the reverse
  • oil on board
  • 11 by 9 5/8 in.
  • 28 by 24 cm

Provenance

Acquired from the artist 1927
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Lou Laurin-Lam and Eskil Lam, Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume I, 1923-1960, Paris, 1996, no. 27.07, p.224, illustrated

Condition

The paint layer is stable overall. There is slight frame abrasion to the edges and there is some paint loss to the upper edge. Under ultraviolet inspection, in-painting is present along the upper and bottom edge, specifically to the lower left and lower right corners. A fine-vertical line of in-painting, running approximately five-inches in length, is present in the lower left quadrant. Overall, this work is in generally good condition.
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