Lot 15
  • 15

Wifredo Lam

Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • J'écoute
  • huile sur toile
  • 101 x 130,7 cm ; 39 3/4 x 51 1/2 in.

Provenance

Galleria Gissi, Turin
Acquis auprès du précédent par le propriétaire actuel en 1978

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Villand & Galanis, Wifredo Lam, Peintures récentes, 1968, no. 7, reproduit dans le catalogue
Milan, Galleria Bergamini, Wifredo Lam, 1969, reproduit dans le catalogue (sous le titre Composition)
Francfort, Krankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker Vom Rath, Wifredo Lam, Oelbilder, Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik, 1969, no. 15, reproduit dans le catalogue
Genève, Galerie Jan Krugier, Wifredo Lam, 1970, no. 17, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 29
Turin, Galleria Gissi, Wifredo Lam, 1978, no. 22, reproduit dans le catalogue (sous le titre Composizione)

Literature

Hubert Juin, 'Lam sans masque', in La Galerie des arts, no. 56, Paris, 1968, p. 16
Lou Laurin-Lam, Eskil Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue raisonné of the painted work, 1961-1982, vol. II, Lausanne, 2002, no. 66.02, reproduit p. 290

Condition

The canvas is unlined. There is some slight frame rubbing with some associated plaster remnants along the extreme edges (not entirely visible when framed). There are some small dots which appears to fluoresce under UV light to the extreme right of the right edge, however it is not related to any retouching. This work is in very good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

oil on canvas. Painted in 1966.