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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CABEZA (RETRATO DE MOISES SAENZ), 1930

David Alfaro Siqueiros

CABEZA (RETRATO DE MOISES SAENZ), 1930

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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CARA DE PIEDRA OLMECA Y CASCADA, 1940

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CARA DE PIEDRA OLMECA Y CASCADA, 1940

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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MUJER Y GATO, 1931

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MUJER Y GATO, 1931

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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CABEZA, 1959

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Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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EL BARRANCO, 1964

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EL BARRANCO, 1964

Sale Date: November 23, 1993

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BILBAO Y GAVARINO, 1946

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BILBAO Y GAVARINO, 1946

Sale Date: November 23, 1993

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COMBUSTIBLE PARA POBRES, 1963

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COMBUSTIBLE PARA POBRES, 1963

Sale Date: November 23, 1993

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NOSTALGIA ESPACIAL, 1969

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NOSTALGIA ESPACIAL, 1969

Sale Date: November 23, 1993

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ALEGORIA REPUBLICANA

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ALEGORIA REPUBLICANA

Sale Date: October 27, 1993

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ALEGRIA REPUBLICANA, 1967

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ALEGRIA REPUBLICANA, 1967

Sale Date: October 27, 1993

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LAS MONTANAS

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Sale Date: October 21, 1993

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LATIN AMERICA, 1930

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LATIN AMERICA, 1930

Sale Date: October 20, 1993

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NO TITLE GIVEN (FROM

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NO TITLE GIVEN (FROM "MEXICAN SUITE")

Sale Date: October 20, 1993

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MOTHER AND CHILD [&] FIGURE WITH TWO ANGELS...

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MOTHER AND CHILD [&] FIGURE WITH TWO ANGELS...

Sale Date: October 20, 1993

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CABEZA (RETRATO DE MOISES SAENZ), 1930

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CABEZA (RETRATO DE MOISES SAENZ), 1930

Sale Date: October 20, 1993

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MASCARA

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Sale Date: October 20, 1993

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Danseuse braun, 1964

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Danseuse braun, 1964

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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NINO (FROM THE 'LAS CALLES DE MEXICO' SERIES), 1956

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NINO (FROM THE 'LAS CALLES DE MEXICO' SERIES), 1956

Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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CABEZA, 1930

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Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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DESNUDO ACOSTADO, 1930

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DESNUDO ACOSTADO, 1930

Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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DESNUDO SENTADO, 1930

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DESNUDO SENTADO, 1930

Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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BOCETO PARA UNA PISCINA, 1967

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BOCETO PARA UNA PISCINA, 1967

Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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EL PADRE DE LA PRIMERA VICTIMA DE LA HUELGA..., 1961

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EL PADRE DE LA PRIMERA VICTIMA DE LA HUELGA..., 1961

Sale Date: May 18, 1993

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PAISAJE EN VERDE, 1965

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PAISAJE EN VERDE, 1965

Sale Date: May 17, 1993

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