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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The Centaur of the Conquest, 1945

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The Centaur of the Conquest, 1945

Sale Date: December 8, 2018

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Mouvement circulaire (Movimiento circular)

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Mouvement circulaire (Movimiento circular)

Sale Date: December 10, 2018

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Force de formes et de couleurs (Fuerza de forma...

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Force de formes et de couleurs (Fuerza de forma...

Sale Date: December 10, 2018

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MUJER CON NIÑO, 1966

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MUJER CON NIÑO, 1966

Sale Date: November 13, 2018

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TORMENTA & AMATL TREE (A DOUBLE-SIDED WORK), 1964

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TORMENTA & AMATL TREE (A DOUBLE-SIDED WORK), 1964

Sale Date: November 13, 2018

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EL PEDREGAL, 1954

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EL PEDREGAL, 1954

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Crepúsculo (Detalle para el Mural de..., 1965

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Crepúsculo (Detalle para el Mural de..., 1965

Sale Date: November 21, 2018

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Danseuse Bleu.* Danseuse Braun.

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Danseuse Bleu.* Danseuse Braun.

Sale Date: November 1, 2018

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Mountain Suite., 1969

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Mountain Suite., 1969

Sale Date: November 1, 2018

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MATERNITY; MASK; SELF PORTRAIT

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MATERNITY; MASK; SELF PORTRAIT

Sale Date: October 17, 2018

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Figuras en movimiento, Prision Fantasies..., 1973

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Figuras en movimiento, Prision Fantasies..., 1973

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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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: October 18, 2018

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Carpeta Mexican suite, 1969

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Carpeta Mexican suite, 1969

Sale Date: October 18, 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: October 18, 2018

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IV, de la carpeta Canto general, 1968

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IV, de la carpeta Canto general, 1968

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS, 1969

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DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS, 1969

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Muerte al invasor, 1946

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Muerte al invasor, 1946

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Estudio, 1961

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Estudio, 1961

Sale Date: October 11, 2018

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Mountain Suite, 1969

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Mountain Suite, 1969

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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De la Conquista, 1945

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De la Conquista, 1945

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Muerte al Invasor, 1946

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Muerte al Invasor, 1946

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Dos Niños, 1956

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Dos Niños, 1956

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Two lithographs, 1930

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Two lithographs, 1930

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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La Penitenciaria, 1930

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La Penitenciaria, 1930

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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