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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PRISON FANTASY II

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PRISON FANTASY II

Sale Date: February 12, 1991

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PRISON FANTASY, 1973–1973

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PRISON FANTASY, 1973–1973

Sale Date: February 12, 1991

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DANCING FIGURE, 1964–1964

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DANCING FIGURE, 1964–1964

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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SEATED DANCER, 1964–1964

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SEATED DANCER, 1964–1964

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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BROWN DANCER

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BROWN DANCER

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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DE LA CONQUISTA, 1945–1945

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DE LA CONQUISTA, 1945–1945

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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DEATH TO THE INVADER, 1950–1950

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DEATH TO THE INVADER, 1950–1950

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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HOMBRE CON PIPA

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HOMBRE CON PIPA

Sale Date: November 21, 1990

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SUN ON THE FENDER, 1947–1947

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SUN ON THE FENDER, 1947–1947

Sale Date: November 21, 1990

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Portrait of a lady, 1956–1956

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Portrait of a lady, 1956–1956

Sale Date: November 20, 1990

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MAMA GRANDE (ABUELA) Y TODO LO DEMAS, 1962–1962

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MAMA GRANDE (ABUELA) Y TODO LO DEMAS, 1962–1962

Sale Date: November 21, 1990

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ESTUDIO DE CABALLO PARA EL MURAL DEL..., 1963–1963

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ESTUDIO DE CABALLO PARA EL MURAL DEL..., 1963–1963

Sale Date: November 21, 1990

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CABEZA DE ANCIANA, 1968–1968

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CABEZA DE ANCIANA, 1968–1968

Sale Date: November 20, 1990

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RETRATO DE NINA VIVA Y DE NINA MUERTA, 1931–1931

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RETRATO DE NINA VIVA Y DE NINA MUERTA, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 21, 1990

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PAISAJE DE TEPOZTECO, 1955–1955

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PAISAJE DE TEPOZTECO, 1955–1955

Sale Date: November 20, 1990

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LA MANIFESTACION

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LA MANIFESTACION

Sale Date: November 20, 1990

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REPOSO

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REPOSO

Sale Date: November 7, 1990

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Two faces, 1946–1946

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Two faces, 1946–1946

Sale Date: November 3, 1990

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ABSTRACT FIGURE IN MOTION, 1968–1968

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ABSTRACT FIGURE IN MOTION, 1968–1968

Sale Date: September 19, 1990

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FROM THE HEIGHTS OF MACCHU

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FROM THE HEIGHTS OF MACCHU

Sale Date: September 14, 1990

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Prison fantasy II

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Prison fantasy II

Sale Date: July 24, 1990

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Untitled (Portrait of a man)

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Untitled (Portrait of a man)

Sale Date: July 24, 1990

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BARKING DOG

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BARKING DOG

Sale Date: May 5, 1990

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ESTUDIO PARA EL MURAL DEL HOSPITAL DE..., 1952–1952

David Alfaro Siqueiros

ESTUDIO PARA EL MURAL DEL HOSPITAL DE..., 1952–1952

Sale Date: May 2, 1990

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