David Alfaro Siqueiros

(Mexican, 1896–1974)

David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican painter best known for his involvement in the Mexican Muralism movement, along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. The artist’s style merged the aesthetics of socialist realism, pre-Columbian art, Cubist handling of forms, and surreal imagery to create compelling and often politically-charged content. For example, in the print Heroic Voice (1971), the artist depicted a statesman surrounded by socialist imagery representative of the struggle of the proletariat. Born on December 29, 1896 in Chihuahua City, Mexico, he studied at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City. He later withdrew from the school and joined Venustiano Carranza’s Constitutional Army, which was fighting to take down the military government of Victoriano Huerta. Shortly thereafter, Siqueiros moved to Paris where he met Diego Rivera and came under the influence of artists like Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso. He then returned to Mexico City and worked as a muralist for Álvaro Obregón’s revolutionary government, during which time he joined the Syndicate of Revolutionary Mexican Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers in support of the recent revolution. At the end of his life, Siqueiros participated in the Venice Biennale and painted a number of public murals. The artist died on January 6, 1974 in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.

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IV, De la Carpeta Canto General, 1968

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IV, De la Carpeta Canto General, 1968

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Hombre Atado #2, 1945

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Hombre Atado #2, 1945

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Desnudo, 1930

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Desnudo, 1930

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De la Conquista, 1945

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De la Conquista, 1945

Sale Date: May 2, 2019

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Portfolio of Ten Original Lithographs, 1968–1969

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Portfolio of Ten Original Lithographs, 1968–1969

Sale Date: May 7, 2019

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The Mexican Suite 1, 1968

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The Mexican Suite 1, 1968

Sale Date: May 7, 2019

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Mother and Child, 1970

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Mother and Child, 1970

Sale Date: March 1, 2019

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Aerial View of Mexico City, 1969

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Aerial View of Mexico City, 1969

Sale Date: March 1, 2019

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Sin título, de Prison Fantasies Portfolio II, 1973

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Sin título, de Prison Fantasies Portfolio II, 1973

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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América Latina (Hombre atado al árbol), 1945

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América Latina (Hombre atado al árbol), 1945

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Sin título (Dos arbolitos / dos cabezas)

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Sin título (Dos arbolitos / dos cabezas)

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Sin título (Monte colorado)

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Sin título (Monte colorado)

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Paisaje explosivo, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

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Paisaje explosivo, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Guardián de la paz, 1945

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Guardián de la paz, 1945

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Portfolio, 1973

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Portfolio, 1973

Sale Date: February 27, 2019

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La Internacional, 1956

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La Internacional, 1956

Sale Date: January 26, 2019

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Untitled, 1950

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Untitled, 1950

Sale Date: January 17, 2019

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SALTARIN, 1963

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SALTARIN, 1963

Sale Date: December 14, 2018

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Niña madre, 1956

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Niña madre, 1956

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Vista aérea, de la carpeta Mountain suite,..., 1969

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Vista aérea, de la carpeta Mountain suite,..., 1969

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Paisaje explosivo, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Paisaje explosivo, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Volcán fosforesente, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Volcán fosforesente, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Sin título, de Prison Fantasies Portfolio..., 1973

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sin título, de Prison Fantasies Portfolio..., 1973

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Sin título, de Prison Fantasies Portfolio..., 1973

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sin título, de Prison Fantasies Portfolio..., 1973

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

Auction Closed

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