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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Guardián de la Paz, 1945, 1945

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Guardián de la Paz, 1945, 1945

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Muerte al invasor

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Muerte al invasor

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América Latina, 1945

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América Latina, 1945

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Sed de yegua, 1960

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Sed de yegua, 1960

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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El reto, 1954

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El reto, 1954

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Bocetos para el Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros

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Bocetos para el Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros

Sale Date: November 18, 2021

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Muerte al invasor, 1940, 1940

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Muerte al invasor, 1940, 1940

Sale Date: November 6, 2021

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"Meditation", "Vuelo" and "Tierra Roja"

Sale Date: November 18, 2021

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Les llaman flacas, 1964

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Les llaman flacas, 1964

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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Hombre Atado #2, 1945, 1945

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Hombre Atado #2, 1945, 1945

Sale Date: October 23, 2021

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Untitled, 1969

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Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: September 26, 2021

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Retrato del Lic. Octavio Reyes Spíndola, 1942, 1942

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Retrato del Lic. Octavio Reyes Spíndola, 1942, 1942

Sale Date: August 26, 2021

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Niña madre, 1956

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Niña madre, 1956

Sale Date: August 12, 2021

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Mexican Mother,

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Mexican Mother," 1968 (plate X from "Mexican , 1968

Sale Date: August 3, 2021

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Flight,

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Flight," 1968 (plate VIII from "Mexican..., 1968

Sale Date: August 3, 2021

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Abstract Beach Scene

Attributed to David Alfaro Siqueiros

Abstract Beach Scene

Sale Date: July 13, 2021

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Sin título, 1968

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Sin título, 1968

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Hombre Atado #2, 1945, 1945

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Hombre Atado #2, 1945, 1945

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Zapata, 1930

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Zapata, 1930

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Nuestra Imagen Actual, 1945

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Nuestra Imagen Actual, 1945

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Dos Cabas

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Dos Cabas

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Cristo, de la carpeta Mexican Suite, 1969, 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Cristo, de la carpeta Mexican Suite, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: December 3, 2020

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Muerte al invasor, 1946

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Muerte al invasor, 1946

Sale Date: December 3, 2020

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Niña madre, 1956, 1956

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Niña madre, 1956, 1956

Sale Date: December 3, 2020

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