Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)

Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva
Private Collection, Key Biscayne

Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Wifredo Lam, 1970, no. 28, p. 39, illustrated
Milan, Galleria Arte Borgogna, Wifredo Lam, 1970
London, Gimpel Fils Gallery, 1970; New York, Gimpel Gallery, 1970; Zurich, Gimpel and Hanover Galerie, 1971, Wifredo Lam 
Cologne, Baukunst Galerie, Der Geist des Surrealismus, Albin Brunovski, Gemälde, Druckgraphik, Wifredo Lam, Oelbilder, 1971-1972

Alain Jouffroy, Lam, Paris, 1972, p. 56, illustrated
Max-Pol Fouchet, Wifredo Lam, 2nd ed., Barcelona/Paris, 1989, no. 162, p. 138, illustrated
Lou Laurin-Lam and Eskil Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume II, 1961-1982, Lausanne, 2002, no. 70.77, p. 340, illustrated 

This work has been restored. It should be hung in its current state. The canvas is unlined, but the reverse seems to have been treated with wax. The stretcher is not original. No retouches are visible under ultraviolet light. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
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