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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EL EJECUTOR (THE EXECUTIONER), 1949–1949

David Alfaro Siqueiros

EL EJECUTOR (THE EXECUTIONER), 1949–1949

Sale Date: May 2, 1990

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ESTUDIO PARA MI MURAL;LOS JINETES DE LA , 1957–1957

David Alfaro Siqueiros

ESTUDIO PARA MI MURAL;LOS JINETES DE LA , 1957–1957

Sale Date: May 2, 1990

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Untitled, 1937–1939

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Untitled, 1937–1939

Sale Date: May 2, 1990

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Untitled, 1949–1949

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Untitled, 1949–1949

Sale Date: May 2, 1990

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PAISAJE

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Sale Date: May 1, 1990

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HEAD OF MOSES

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HEAD OF MOSES

Sale Date: April 3, 1990

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UNTITLED, FROM MOUNTAIN SUITE AND MEXICAN SUITE

David Alfaro Siqueiros

UNTITLED, FROM MOUNTAIN SUITE AND MEXICAN SUITE

Sale Date: April 3, 1990

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Untitled

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Sale Date: April 3, 1990

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ABSTRACT FIGURE IN MOTION

David Alfaro Siqueiros

ABSTRACT FIGURE IN MOTION

Sale Date: March 21, 1990

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TRES MUJERES

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sale Date: March 21, 1990

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HEAD OF MOSES, 1930–1930

David Alfaro Siqueiros

HEAD OF MOSES, 1930–1930

Sale Date: February 6, 1990

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UNTITLED, MAD DOG

David Alfaro Siqueiros

UNTITLED, MAD DOG

Sale Date: February 6, 1990

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Oaxaca dancer, 1954–1954

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Oaxaca dancer, 1954–1954

Sale Date: November 22, 1989

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Tres mujeres

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sale Date: November 22, 1989

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Mujeres en huida, 1970–1970

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mujeres en huida, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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Niña madre, 1936–1936

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Niña madre, 1936–1936

Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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La marcha de la humanidad

David Alfaro Siqueiros

La marcha de la humanidad

Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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Dos cabas

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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Boceto para mural, 1973–1973

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Boceto para mural, 1973–1973

Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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Mujeres en un mundo de hambre y terror, 1964–1964

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mujeres en un mundo de hambre y terror, 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 17, 1989

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Abstracto, 1952–1952

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Abstracto, 1952–1952

Sale Date: May 17, 1989

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Exodus, 1963–1963

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Exodus, 1963–1963

Sale Date: May 17, 1989

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My answer no.21, 1968–1968

David Alfaro Siqueiros

My answer no.21, 1968–1968

Sale Date: May 17, 1989

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Movement, 1968–1968

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Movement, 1968–1968

Sale Date: May 17, 1989

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