Description
[LAM (Wifredo)].
Lam’s New New World.
Pollenza-Macerata: Nuova Foglio Editrice, 1975. — Folio, 412 x 302. Publisher’s hardback, with an illustrated dust jacket.
A deluxe edition of this collection of testimonies on the Cuban-born painter Wifredo LAM (1902–1982), introduced by Alain Jouffroy. The contributions include those by André Breton, René Char, Aimé Césaire, Michel Leiris, Pierre Mabille, André Pieyre-de-Mandiargues, Benjamin Péret, Tristan Tzara, Christian Zervos, and others.
The edition features a wealth of illustrations, comprising numerous reproductions of the artist’s works—including nine in black on black—as well as superb photographs, several of which depict Africa.
Limited edition of 1,000 copies printed on Fabriano Ingres Cover paper.
This copy is enhanced by an autograph inscription by Wifredo Lam in red pen, accompanied by an original drawing, addressed to the Swedish writer and poet Ingemar Leckius (1927–2011):
To Ingemar Leckius //
For you, my friend – with my friendship //
memories // Wifr // Paris 15-1-1976w
Tears in the dust jacket, but no missing sections. Scuffs at the top of the spine and on the upper corners. Without the slipcase.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Claude Mozis Library – Black Africa and the African diaspora
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10/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
Lot description modified on 10/12/2026 at 10:14 AM
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