Wifredo Lam, Tropical Growth, 2018 Museum Poster

This poster features an artwork from the Moderna Museet collection.

Oil on canvas from 1945-1948, purchased by the Museum as part of The Museum of Our Wishes 1967.

19.68 x 27.55 in
50 x 70 cm

Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture.[1] Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Lam melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. This distinctive visual style of his also influences many artists. Though he was predominantly a painter, he also worked with sculpture, ceramics and printmaking in his later life.