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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Boceto para mural Nueva democracia del Palacio...

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Boceto para mural Nueva democracia del Palacio...

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Vista de la bahía de Puerto Marqués, 1956

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Vista de la bahía de Puerto Marqués, 1956

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Zapata, 1913

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Zapata, 1913

Sale Date: May 18, 2021

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Nuestra Imagen Actual, 1945

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Nuestra Imagen Actual, 1945

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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El fariseo de hoy, 1964

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El fariseo de hoy, 1964

Sale Date: May 14, 2021

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Paisaje cósmico, 1968

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Paisaje cósmico, 1968

Sale Date: May 14, 2021

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Pelea fratricida, 1963

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Pelea fratricida, 1963

Sale Date: May 19, 2021

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Sin título, de la serie Prision Fantasies,..., 1973

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Sin título, de la serie Prision Fantasies,..., 1973

Sale Date: May 13, 2021

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El vuelo, de la carpeta Mexican Suite, 1969, 1969

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El vuelo, de la carpeta Mexican Suite, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: May 13, 2021

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Sin título, de la serie Prision Fantasies,..., 1973

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Sin título, de la serie Prision Fantasies,..., 1973

Sale Date: May 13, 2021

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Sin título, 1937

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Sin título, 1937

Sale Date: April 15, 2021

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Prison Fantasies: Portfolios I and II, 1973

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Prison Fantasies: Portfolios I and II, 1973

Sale Date: April 21, 2021

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Untitled Red Figure, from the Prison..., 1973

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Untitled Red Figure, from the Prison..., 1973

Sale Date: April 17, 2021

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Cristo, from the Mexican Suite, 1968–1969

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Cristo, from the Mexican Suite, 1968–1969

Sale Date: April 17, 2021

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IV, De la Carpeta Canto General, 1968

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IV, De la Carpeta Canto General, 1968

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Sin título, de la serie Prision Fantasies, 1973

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Sin título, de la serie Prision Fantasies, 1973

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Madre mexicana, 1973

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Madre mexicana, 1973

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Boceto para 'cuauhtemoc redivivo'

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Boceto para 'cuauhtemoc redivivo'

Sale Date: February 4, 2021

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Niña madre, 1956, 1956

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Niña madre, 1956, 1956

Sale Date: January 28, 2021

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Muerte al invasor

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Muerte al invasor

Sale Date: January 28, 2021

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Paisaje, 1961

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Paisaje, 1961

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Mexican Suite, set of 10, 1968

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Mexican Suite, set of 10, 1968

Sale Date: December 16, 2020

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Paisaje volcánico, 1969

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Paisaje volcánico, 1969

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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VISTA AÉREA (AERIAL VIEW); MUJER EN LA..., 1969

David Alfaro Siqueiros

VISTA AÉREA (AERIAL VIEW); MUJER EN LA..., 1969

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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