Modern Day Auction
Modern Day Auction
Wifredo Lam
Yo soy la luz
Auction Closed
November 15, 10:48 PM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An Artistic Vision: Property of a Distinguished Chicago Collection
Wifredo Lam
1902 - 1982
Yo soy la luz
signed W. Lam and dated 1970 (lower left); signed W. Lam, titled and dated 1970 (on the reverse)
oil and charcoal on canvas
29 by 36 1/4 in.
73.7 by 92.1 cm.
Executed in 1970.
Private Collection, Europe (acquired directly from the artist)
Sotheby's London, 23 October 2001, lot 534 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Sotheby's London, 23 October 2001, lot 534 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Lou Laurin-Lam and Eskil Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume II 1961-1982, Lausanne, 2002, cat. 70.82, p. 342, illustrated & no. 24, p. 139, illustrated in color