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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Los Indios, De La Carpeta

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Los Indios, De La Carpeta

Sale Date: November 15, 2022

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Mother and Child

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Mother and Child

Sale Date: November 6, 2022

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Estudio para el mural La Marcha de la..., 1968

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Estudio para el mural La Marcha de la..., 1968

Sale Date: November 15, 2022

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Piedra volcánica, 1955

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Piedra volcánica, 1955

Sale Date: November 15, 2022

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Nuestra Imagen Actual., 1945

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Nuestra Imagen Actual., 1945

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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La Penitenciaria., 1930

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La Penitenciaria., 1930

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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Zapata, 1930

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Zapata, 1930

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Madre mexicana, de la serie Prison..., 1973

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Madre mexicana, de la serie Prison..., 1973

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Zapata, 1930

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Zapata, 1930

Sale Date: September 27, 2022

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Four Plates from 13 Grabados, 1931

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Four Plates from 13 Grabados, 1931

Sale Date: September 22, 2022

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COMPOSICIÓN, 1964

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COMPOSICIÓN, 1964

Sale Date: September 25, 2022

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Prison Fantasies: Portfolios I and II (12..., 1973

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Prison Fantasies: Portfolios I and II (12..., 1973

Sale Date: August 16, 2022

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Muerte al Invasor, 1946

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Muerte al Invasor, 1946

Sale Date: August 16, 2022

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Dos Niños, 1956

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Dos Niños, 1956

Sale Date: August 16, 2022

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Dos Ninos, 1956

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Dos Ninos, 1956

Sale Date: August 23, 2022

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4, 1964

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4, 1964

Sale Date: August 23, 2022

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Desnudo Acostado

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Desnudo Acostado

Sale Date: August 23, 2022

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Sin título, de la carpeta El Canto General,..., 1968

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Sin título, de la carpeta El Canto General,..., 1968

Sale Date: August 11, 2022

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Volcán fosforescente, de la carpeta Mountain , 1969

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Volcán fosforescente, de la carpeta Mountain , 1969

Sale Date: August 11, 2022

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Figura de Cristo, 1970

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Figura de Cristo, 1970

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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La Nueva Democracia

Attributed to David Alfaro Siqueiros

La Nueva Democracia

Sale Date: June 17, 2022

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