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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El que crea en Cristo que pinte a Cristo..., 2011

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El que crea en Cristo que pinte a Cristo..., 2011

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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El vuelo (from Mexican suite), 1968

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El vuelo (from Mexican suite), 1968

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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El baile, 1968

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El baile, 1968

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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Madre e hijo (from Mexican suite), 2011

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Madre e hijo (from Mexican suite), 2011

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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Danza rítmica (from Mexican suite), 1967

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Danza rítmica (from Mexican suite), 1967

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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Guardian de la paz, 1945

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Guardian de la paz, 1945

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Parvada de loros

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Parvada de loros

Sale Date: September 8, 2011

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Sin título (Mujer)

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Sin título (Mujer)

Sale Date: September 8, 2011

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Vía Crucis, 1945

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Vía Crucis, 1945

Sale Date: August 30, 2011

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Muerte al invasor, 1946

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Muerte al invasor, 1946

Sale Date: August 30, 2011

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Mujeres del mes gandul (set of 2), 1969

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Mujeres del mes gandul (set of 2), 1969

Sale Date: September 9, 2011

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Árbol florido

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Árbol florido

Sale Date: July 28, 2011

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Sin título (Maternidad)

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Sin título (Maternidad)

Sale Date: July 28, 2011

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El ascenso, 1968

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El ascenso, 1968

Sale Date: April 17, 2010

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Landscapes (portfolio of 8)

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Landscapes (portfolio of 8)

Sale Date: June 25, 2011

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Madre Nina, 1956

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Madre Nina, 1956

Sale Date: June 10, 2011

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Cartel de Siqueiros con un poema de Pablo Neruda

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Cartel de Siqueiros con un poema de Pablo Neruda

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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El canto general

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El canto general

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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El canto general

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El canto general

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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El canto general

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El canto general

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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Máscara de indígena

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Máscara de indígena

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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Woman (+ Woman and children; 2 works from..., 1968

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Woman (+ Woman and children; 2 works from..., 1968

Sale Date: May 21, 2011

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Dos ninos (Two children)

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Dos ninos (Two children)

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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Prison fantasy series no.3, 1968

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Prison fantasy series no.3, 1968

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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