Wifredo Lam
La lumière de la jungle
Property from a Private Parisian Collection
Wifredo Lam
1902 - 1982
La lumière de la jungle
signed WifredoLam and dated 1944 (towards lower right)
oil on canvas
125 x 98,9 cm; 49¼ x 39 in.
Painted in 1944.
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Provenant d'une Collection Particulière Parisienne
Wifredo Lam
1902 - 1982
La lumière de la jungle
signé WifredoLam et daté 1944 (vers le bas à droite)
huile sur toile
125 x 98,9 cm; 49¼ x 39 in.
Peint en 1944.
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Louis Broder, Paris
Private collection, Zurich
Private collection, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1984
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Louis Broder, Paris
Collection particulière, Zurich
Collection particulière, Paris
Acquis auprès du précédent par le propriétaire actuel en 1984
Michel Leiris, Wifredo Lam, Milan, 1970, illustrated p. 71 (titled La luce della giungla)
Lou Laurin-Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue raisonné of the Painted Work, 1923-1960, Lausanne, 1996, vol. I, no. 44.29, illustrated p. 348
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Michel Leiris, Wifredo Lam, Milan, 1970, reproduit p. 71 (sous le titre La luce della giungla)
Lou Laurin-Lam, Wifredo Lam, Catalogue raisonné of the Painted Work, 1923-1960, Lausanne, 1996, vol. I, no. 44.29, reproduit p. 348
Basel, Kunsthalle & Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Wifredo Lam Malerei, Vic Gentils Bildhauerei, 1966-67, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue p. 22
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum & Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Wifredo Lam, 1967
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Wifredo Lam, 2015-16, illustrated in the catalogue p. 97
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Wifredo Lam, 2016, illustrated in the catalogue p. 101
London, Tate Modern, Wifredo Lam, 2016-17, illustrated in the catalogue p. 97
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Bâle, Kunsthalle & Hanovre, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Wifredo Lam Malerei, Vic Gentils Bildhauerei, 1966-67, no. 24, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 22
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum & Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Wifredo Lam, 1967
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Wifredo Lam, 2015-16, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 97
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Wifredo Lam, 2016, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 101
Londres, Tate Modern, Wifredo Lam, 2016-17, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 97