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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David Alfaro Siqueiros Artworks

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Campesino mexicano, 1960–1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Campesino mexicano, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 15, 2002

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Arbol (Large fire tree), 1960–1960

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Arbol (Large fire tree), 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 15, 2002

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Desnudo acostado, 1931–1931

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Desnudo acostado, 1931–1931

Sale Date: October 14, 2002

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Abstract (In yellow, dark blue and other colors)

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Abstract (In yellow, dark blue and other colors)

Sale Date: September 21, 2002

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Suffering Christ

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Suffering Christ

Sale Date: September 21, 2002

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Abstract (In red, green and other colors)

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Abstract (In red, green and other colors)

Sale Date: September 21, 2002

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Abstract (Mountain and village)

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Abstract (Mountain and village)

Sale Date: September 21, 2002

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Maternity

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Dos niños, 1956–1957

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Dos niños, 1956–1957

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Portrait de mexicain, 1926–1926

Attributed to David Alfaro Siqueiros

Portrait de mexicain, 1926–1926

Sale Date: June 24, 2002

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Composition - cloaked figure

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Composition - cloaked figure

Sale Date: May 30, 2002

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Self-portrait, 1964–1964

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Self-portrait, 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 29, 2002

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Éxodo (Estudio para mural), 1960–1962

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Éxodo (Estudio para mural), 1960–1962

Sale Date: May 29, 2002

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Flores, 1950–1950

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Flores, 1950–1950

Sale Date: May 29, 2002

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Screen, 1962–1962

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Screen, 1962–1962

Sale Date: May 28, 2002

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El niño

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sale Date: March 7, 2002

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Mujeres en color, 1967–1967

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mujeres en color, 1967–1967

Sale Date: February 6, 2002

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Maternity

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sale Date: November 27, 2001

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Retrato de Carlos Orozco Romero, 1918–1918

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Retrato de Carlos Orozco Romero, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 21, 2001

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Hombre con pipa, 1934–1934

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Hombre con pipa, 1934–1934

Sale Date: November 20, 2001

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Calabaza, 1953–1953

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Calabaza, 1953–1953

Sale Date: November 20, 2001

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Zapata, 1931–1931

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Zapata, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 1, 2001

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13 Grabados con prefacio de William..., 1931–1931

David Alfaro Siqueiros

13 Grabados con prefacio de William..., 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 1, 2001

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Untitled (Head of man facing right), 1931–1931

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Untitled (Head of man facing right), 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 1, 2001

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