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Mother and Child

A work made of charcoal and pastel on ivory wove paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of charcoal and pastel on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1957

Artist:

Wifredo Lam
Cuban, 1902-1982

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 397

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Wifredo Lam

Title

Mother and Child

Place

Cuba (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1957

Medium

Charcoal and pastel on ivory wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed and dated, lower right: "Wi Lam / 1957"

Dimensions

73.3 × 58.3 cm (28 7/8 × 23 in.)

Credit Line

Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection

Reference Number

2018.330

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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