Lot 251
  • 251

Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • L'Oiseau de Feu
  • both inscribed with signature and numbered 53/500A and 53/500B
  • height: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
  • diameter: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
  • Executed in 1970.
polished bronze and chrome plated metal

Literature

Lam (exhibition catalogue), Galerie Tronche, Paris, 1972, n.n., illustration of another number from this edition
Wifredo Lam: The Messenger (exhibition catalogue), Tresart, Miami, March 17-April 17, 2006, pp. 28-29, no. 12, illustration of another number from this edition

Condition

There are a few smudges to the surface of both sculptures. Overall in very good condition.
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