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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Cristo amputado, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Cristo amputado, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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Máscara, de la carpeta Mountain suite, 1969, 1969

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Máscara, de la carpeta Mountain suite, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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Madre Mexicana, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Madre Mexicana, de la carpeta Mountain..., 1969

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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

David Alfaro Siqueiros

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

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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Sin título, de Prison Fantasies Portfolio I, , 1973

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sin título, de Prison Fantasies Portfolio I, , 1973

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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V, de la carpeta Canto general, 1960, 1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

V, de la carpeta Canto general, 1960, 1960

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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X, de la carpeta Canto general, 1960, 1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

X, de la carpeta Canto general, 1960, 1960

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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I, de la carpeta Canto General, 1960, 1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

I, de la carpeta Canto General, 1960, 1960

Sale Date: February 22, 2018

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Sin título, 1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sin título, 1960

Sale Date: November 30, 2017

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Esculto - pintura, 1967, 1967

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Esculto - pintura, 1967, 1967

Sale Date: November 30, 2017

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Study for the Mural

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Study for the Mural "The March of Humanity, 1968

Sale Date: November 22, 2017

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Ascenso (El hombre en el paisaje) also known , 1961

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Ascenso (El hombre en el paisaje) also known , 1961

Sale Date: November 21, 2017

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Mexican Suite, 1968

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican Suite, 1968

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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Zapata, 1930

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Zapata, 1930

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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Mother and child

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mother and child

Sale Date: November 14, 2017

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Poems from the Canto general, 1968, 1968

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Poems from the Canto general, 1968, 1968

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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Bañista de Tehuantepec, 1930

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Bañista de Tehuantepec, 1930

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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Latinoamérica, 1945

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Latinoamérica, 1945

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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Retrato de Moisés Sáenz, 1930

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Retrato de Moisés Sáenz, 1930

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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V, de la carpeta Canto General, 1960, 1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

V, de la carpeta Canto General, 1960, 1960

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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IX, de la carpeta Canto General, 1960, 1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

IX, de la carpeta Canto General, 1960, 1960

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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Sin título, de la suite Prison Fantasies, 1973, 1973

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sin título, de la suite Prison Fantasies, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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Madre mexicana, 1973, 1973

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Madre mexicana, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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Sin título, de la suite Prison Fantasies, 1973, 1973

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sin título, de la suite Prison Fantasies, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: October 26, 2017

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