Art of the 20th Century

 



Art Styles in 20th century Art Map



 







David Alfaro Siqueiros






 
 

David Alfaro Siqueiros

(b Santa Rosalía de Camargo, 29 Dec 1896; d Cuernavaca, 6 Jan 1975).

Mexican painter. From the start of his career he alternated between political and artistic activity. His radical approach to art and his creation of new mural techniques made him one of the most influential figures on younger generations of international mural artists.

 



 


Self Portrait
1968


 


Zapata


 


Death and Funeral of Cain
1947


 


La Colina de los Muertos
1944


 


Morte all'invasore


 


Cuauhtemoc contro il mito


 


Intertropic
1946


 


Explosion in the City
1945


 


Bay of Acapulco
1957


 


Ravines
1947


 


Nina madre
1936


 


Storm over Mexico City
1956


 


Nota Para Murde


 


Detalle del Retrato de la clase media


 


For the Complete Safety of all Mexicans at Work
(detail)
1952–1954


For the Complete Safety of all Mexicans at Work
(detail)
1952–1954


 

 


The People for the University. The University for the People
1952–1956
 


 


From the Dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz to the Revolution -
The People in Arms
(detail)
1957–1965


From the Dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz to the Revolution
(detail)
1957–1965

 


Nuestra imagen actual
1942


 


Estudio para Escenografia
(Ballet)
1949


 


Despues De La Grand Tormenta
1966


 

El reto
1954


 

The Sleep
1939


 


Portraits (Monument to the Mural Painters of Mexico)


 


Novia Tehuana


 


Dog


 


Zapata
1930


 

Moises Saenz
1931


 


Workman
1936