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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Paisaje, 1936

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Paisaje, 1936

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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La Conesa, 1958

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La Conesa, 1958

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Mano abierta, 1969

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Mano abierta, 1969

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Tehuanas

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Tehuanas

Sale Date: October 20, 2016

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Máscara, de Mountain suite, 1974, 1974

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Máscara, de Mountain suite, 1974, 1974

Sale Date: October 20, 2016

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El vuelo, de Mexican Suite, 1968, 1968

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El vuelo, de Mexican Suite, 1968, 1968

Sale Date: October 20, 2016

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El canto general, 1968, 1968

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El canto general, 1968, 1968

Sale Date: October 20, 2016

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El canto general, 1968, 1968

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El canto general, 1968, 1968

Sale Date: October 20, 2016

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El canto general, 1968, 1968

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El canto general, 1968, 1968

Sale Date: October 20, 2016

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MOISES SAENZ

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MOISES SAENZ

Sale Date: September 21, 2016

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Hommage a Gerald Kramer Femme qui Marche..., 1971

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Hommage a Gerald Kramer Femme qui Marche..., 1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2016

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America Latina, 1945

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America Latina, 1945

Sale Date: September 30, 2016

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Guardian de las paz, 1945

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Guardian de las paz, 1945

Sale Date: September 30, 2016

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Dues Nudo, 1963

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Dues Nudo, 1963

Sale Date: September 11, 2016

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Bilbao and Galvarino, 1946

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Bilbao and Galvarino, 1946

Sale Date: July 10, 2016

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Bailarina, de Prison fantasies suite, 1973, 1973

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Bailarina, de Prison fantasies suite, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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Personaje lleno de vida, de Prison fantasies , 1973

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Personaje lleno de vida, de Prison fantasies , 1973

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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Dos niños, 1956, 1956

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Dos niños, 1956, 1956

Sale Date: June 27, 2016

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Los Payasos, 1967

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Los Payasos, 1967

Sale Date: June 25, 2016

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EL CANTO GENERAL (portfolio w/ 10 works), 1968

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EL CANTO GENERAL (portfolio w/ 10 works), 1968

Sale Date: June 27, 2016

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Dos niños, 1956

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Dos niños, 1956

Sale Date: June 26, 2016

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Vulcano en erupción, 1971

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Vulcano en erupción, 1971

Sale Date: June 17, 2016

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Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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MOUNTAIN SUITE (set of 10), 1969

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MOUNTAIN SUITE (set of 10), 1969

Sale Date: June 12, 2016

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