Wifredo Lam Juan Castillo Vásquez Collection

Casa de Duende is a USA representative of the Wifredo Lam Juan Castillo Vásquez collection Cartografía Intima, (Intimate Cartography,) in the United States. The collection, privately owned, comprises 46 pieces in various mediums, many of them sketches, studies and renderings of works by Wifredo Lam.

The collection was one of Lam’s favorite holdings and after the artist’s death, it was given to his nephew Juan Castillo Vásquez, it includes paintings, drawings, collages, and prints that highlight significant moments in Lam's artistic career. The collection covers a variety of techniques, among them tempera, oil, charcoal drawing, inks, washes, collages, lithographs, etchings, and mixed media.

Wifredo Lam (born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba in 1902 – died in Paris, in 1982), was an Afro-Chinese Cuban artist who has played a central role in Latin American avant-garde movements, and remains Cuba’s most important artist in the 20th century. After moving from Spain to Paris in 1936, where he had been living since 1932, Lam became friends with Pablo Picasso and developed a distinctive style blending traditional and modern elements. His work provides valuable insights into the artistic and cultural evolution of Latin America and the Caribbean in the 20th century. The collection includes small renderings (Lam's personal favorites,) which he kept in his studio in Havana, Cuba, where he lived after returning from Paris in 1942 until permanently relocating to Paris in 1958, where he lived until his death in 1982.

The collection is currently being exhibited in Rabat, Morocco before returning to Cuba.