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Wifredo Lam

The Eternal Presence (An Homage to Alejandro García Caturla)

Maker

Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902-1982

Title

The Eternal Presence (An Homage to Alejandro García Caturla)

Year

1944

Medium

  • Oil and pastel over papier mâché and chalk ground on bast fiber fabric

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil and pastel over papier mâché and chalk ground on bast fiber fabric

Materials

oil paint, pastel, chalk

Supports

  • bast fiber,
  • jute

Dimensions

216.5 x 195.9 cm (85 1/4 x 77 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LL

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art

Object Number

66.154

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

Artistic Expressions of the Human Spirit: Selections from the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art. November 21, 1997 - April 26, 1998

  • Books

Selected Works

  • Books

Island Nations: New Art From Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the Diaspora

Exhibition History

Artistic Expressions of the Human Spirit
Selections from the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art
Nov 21, 1997 – Apr 26, 1998
A Tribute from His Friends
Gifts in Memory of Daniel J. Robbins
Jun 21, 1996 – Sep 29, 1996
"De Donde Vengo"
Selections from the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art
Mar 15, 1996 – Apr 28, 1996
Cubism and Its Affinities
Sep 01, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995
From the Reserve II
Twentieth-Century Painting
Jun 24, 1994 – Aug 27, 1994
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Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902-1982
b. in Sagua la Grande, Cuba)
The Eternal Presence (An Homage to Alejandro García Caturla), 1944
Oil and pastel over papier mâché and chalk ground on bast fiber fabric
216.5 x 195.9 cm (85 1/4 x 77 1/8 inches)
Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art 66.154

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