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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DESNUDO ACOSTADA, 1930

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DESNUDO ACOSTADA, 1930

Sale Date: June 10, 1992

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PEASANT (12/300), 1930

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PEASANT (12/300), 1930

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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DANSEUSE BRAUNE

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DANSEUSE BRAUNE

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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DAMA NEGRA ESCLAVO

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DAMA NEGRA ESCLAVO

Sale Date: May 20, 1992

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DESNUDO SENTADO MADRE E HIJO, 1930–1965

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DESNUDO SENTADO MADRE E HIJO, 1930–1965

Sale Date: May 20, 1992

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CABEZA (RETRATO DE MOISES SAENZ), 1930

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CABEZA (RETRATO DE MOISES SAENZ), 1930

Sale Date: May 20, 1992

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BILBAO Y GALVARINO

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BILBAO Y GALVARINO

Sale Date: May 20, 1992

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ZAPATA, 1930

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ZAPATA, 1930

Sale Date: May 20, 1992

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FIGURA, 1969

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FIGURA, 1969

Sale Date: May 19, 1992

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ESCLAVO, SIMBOLO DEL LUCHADOR SACRIFICADO, 1948

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ESCLAVO, SIMBOLO DEL LUCHADOR SACRIFICADO, 1948

Sale Date: May 19, 1992

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DANZA MACABRA, 1964

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DANZA MACABRA, 1964

Sale Date: May 19, 1992

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PICADORES DE PIEDRA, 1926

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PICADORES DE PIEDRA, 1926

Sale Date: May 19, 1992

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PAISAJE, 1954

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PAISAJE, 1954

Sale Date: May 19, 1992

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ACCIDENTE EN LA MINA, 1933

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ACCIDENTE EN LA MINA, 1933

Sale Date: May 19, 1992

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MUJER EN UN MUNDO DE HAMBRE Y TERROR, 1964

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MUJER EN UN MUNDO DE HAMBRE Y TERROR, 1964

Sale Date: May 19, 1992

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MUJER CON REBOZO

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MUJER CON REBOZO

Sale Date: May 18, 1992

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RETRATO DE BLANCA LUZ, 1931

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RETRATO DE BLANCA LUZ, 1931

Sale Date: May 18, 1992

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TRES MUJERES Y UNO MUCHACHO

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TRES MUJERES Y UNO MUCHACHO

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

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Portrait of a woman

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Portrait of a woman

Sale Date: February 28, 1992

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STANDING MAN

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STANDING MAN

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

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Untitled, 1945

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Untitled, 1945

Sale Date: February 21, 1992

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FEMME QUI MARCHE, 1967

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FEMME QUI MARCHE, 1967

Sale Date: December 7, 1991

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THE WAIF, 1964

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THE WAIF, 1964

Sale Date: November 21, 1991

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RETRATO DE MEXICO DE HOY, 1932

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RETRATO DE MEXICO DE HOY, 1932

Sale Date: November 20, 1991

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