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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MEXICAN SUITE (set of 10), 1968

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MEXICAN SUITE (set of 10), 1968

Sale Date: June 12, 2016

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Desnudo, 1930

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Desnudo, 1930

Sale Date: May 21, 2016

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Zapata, 1930

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Zapata, 1930

Sale Date: June 7, 2016

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La Aurora de México, 1947

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La Aurora de México, 1947

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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Camino roto, 1968

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Camino roto, 1968

Sale Date: May 26, 2016

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Landscape, 1954

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Landscape, 1954

Sale Date: May 25, 2016

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Fantasia de la Carcel #3

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Fantasia de la Carcel #3

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Fantasia de la Carcel #2

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Fantasia de la Carcel #2

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Fantasia de la Carcel #1

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Fantasia de la Carcel #1

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Sin título, de Prison fantasies suite, 1973, 1973

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Sin título, de Prison fantasies suite, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: April 21, 2016

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Sin titulo

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Sin titulo

Sale Date: May 11, 2016

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Untitled (projecto de mural), 1968

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Untitled (projecto de mural), 1968

Sale Date: March 5, 2016

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Latinoamérica, 1945, 1945

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Latinoamérica, 1945, 1945

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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Nuestra imagen actual, 1968

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Nuestra imagen actual, 1968

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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El amante, 1970, 1970

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El amante, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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Paisaje explosivo, 1969, 1969

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Paisaje explosivo, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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Desnudo, 1930

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Desnudo, 1930

Sale Date: December 10, 2015

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Niña madre

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Niña madre

Sale Date: December 10, 2015

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Tehuanas

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Tehuanas

Sale Date: December 10, 2015

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El Señor del Veneno, 1918

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El Señor del Veneno, 1918

Sale Date: November 13, 2015

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Estudio para panel mural del Polyforum,..., 1967

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Estudio para panel mural del Polyforum,..., 1967

Sale Date: November 13, 2015

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Mountain Suite (set of 10), 1969

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Mountain Suite (set of 10), 1969

Sale Date: November 15, 2015

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Untitled, 1954

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Untitled, 1954

Sale Date: November 21, 2015

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El ídolo caído (also known as Rostro con..., 1959

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El ídolo caído (also known as Rostro con..., 1959

Sale Date: November 21, 2015

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