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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Sin título (Monte colorado)

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Sin título (Monte colorado)

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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MUERTE AL INVASOR, 1946

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MUERTE AL INVASOR, 1946

Sale Date: June 16, 2018

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Sin Titulo, de la Suite Prison Fantasies, 1973, 1973

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sin Titulo, de la Suite Prison Fantasies, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: June 17, 2018

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Untitled (Figura con los Brazos Levantados)

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Untitled (Figura con los Brazos Levantados)

Sale Date: June 17, 2018

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Untitled (Figura Diagonal)

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Untitled (Figura Diagonal)

Sale Date: June 17, 2018

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En Pose, 1967, 1967

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En Pose, 1967, 1967

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Avancemos, 1965

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Avancemos, 1965

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Desnudo Feminino de Espalda, 1965

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Desnudo Feminino de Espalda, 1965

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Imploración, 1965

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Imploración, 1965

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Self Portrait, 1937, 1937

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Self Portrait, 1937, 1937

Sale Date: May 20, 2018

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Mujer Sentada, 1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mujer Sentada, 1960

Sale Date: May 20, 2018

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Maqueta preparatoria para el Polyforum Siqueiros

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Maqueta preparatoria para el Polyforum Siqueiros

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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De coreografía, 1962

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De coreografía, 1962

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Travesuras de Efebos, 1966

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Travesuras de Efebos, 1966

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Geometría simétrica, 1967, 1967

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Geometría simétrica, 1967, 1967

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Nina madre, 1956, 1956

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Nina madre, 1956, 1956

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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Cerco de Noches, 1964

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Cerco de Noches, 1964

Sale Date: May 24, 2018

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Explosión, 1949

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Explosión, 1949

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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Untitled (projecto de mural), 1968

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Untitled (projecto de mural), 1968

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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Group of 8 color lithographs, 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Group of 8 color lithographs, 1969

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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LA MUJER DE LA NIEVE (PORTRAIT OF TERESA..., 1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

LA MUJER DE LA NIEVE (PORTRAIT OF TERESA..., 1960

Sale Date: May 15, 2018

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Mountain Suite, 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mountain Suite, 1969

Sale Date: March 13, 2018

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Zapata, 1930

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Zapata, 1930

Sale Date: March 13, 2018

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Volcán, de la carpeta Mountain suite, 1969, 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Volcán, de la carpeta Mountain suite, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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