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David Alfaro Siqueiros

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Artist

WA-00029472

PaintingSurrealismStreet Art

Representation

None documented

37

Institutional Exhibitions

46

Works in Collection

90

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ315647 ULAN500008908

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Naked/Nude

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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The Expressionist Idiom

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Mexican Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Permanent Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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The Artist as Adversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969–1973

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Latin-American Art, 1931�1966, from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Modern Allegories

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961–1962

Field Verification (2 fields)

0 cross-verified · 2 single-source

BiographyGallery Generic· 72%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/david-alfaro-siqueiros
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/david-alfaro-siqueiros
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5454
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (46)

Poems from the Canto General

1968 · Illustrated book with ten lithographs

page 23 5/8 x 20 1/2" (60 x 52 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 9 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 21 1/4 x 39 3/16" (54 x 99.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 1 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 41 x 23 1/8" (104.2 x 58.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 3 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 22 5/8 x 40 7/8" (57.5 x 103.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 2 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 23 5/8 x 40 15/16" (60 x 104 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 10 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 23 1/8 x 41" (58.8 x 104.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 8 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 23 7/16 x 41" (59.6 x 104.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 7 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 22 7/16 x 41" (57 x 104.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 6 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 22 7/16 x 41" (57 x 104.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 5 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 23 5/16 x 40 15/16" (59.2 x 104 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate 4 from POEMS FROM THE CANTO GENERAL

irreg. composition 22 7/16 x 41" (57 x 104.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dos Niños

1956 · Lithograph on paper

77.3 × 58.5 cm (30 7/16 × 23 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hands

1949 · Enamel on board

48 1/8 x 39 3/8" (122.2 x 100 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mitin al aire libre

Mitin al aire libre

1948 · Acrylic on masonite

79.7 × 61 cm (31 3/8 × 24 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mexico 1947

1947 · Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Image: 30.2 × 22.9 cm (11 15/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 49.9 × 32.6 cm (19 11/16 × 12 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Latin America

1947 · Lithograph

composition: 11 15/16 x 8 7/8" (30.4 x 22.5 cm); sheet: 19 9/16 x 12 3/4" (49.7 x 32.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Our Image (Nuestra Imagen)

Our Image (Nuestra Imagen)

1947 · Lithograph

composition: 11 7/8 x 11 3/4" (30.1 x 29.9 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 12 13/16" (49.9 x 32.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Guardian of the Peace

Guardian of the Peace

1945 · Lithograph

composition: 11 13/16 x 9 1/16" (30 x 23 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 12 3/4" (49.6 x 32.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Centaur of the Conquest

The Centaur of the Conquest

1944 · Lithograph

composition: 26 15/16 x 21 3/8" (68.4 x 54.3 cm); sheet: 21 5/8 x 18 5/16" (55 x 46.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ethnography

1939 · Enamel on board

48 1/8 x 32 3/8" (122.2 x 82.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Sob

1939 · Enamel on board

48 1/2 x 24 3/4" (123.2 x 62.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Echo of a Scream

Echo of a Scream

1937 · Enamel on wood

48 x 36" (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Soldier (Militar)

Soldier (Militar)

1937 · Lithograph

composition: 16 15/16 x 14 1/16" (43 x 35.7 cm); sheet: 20 3/8 x 17 11/16" (51.8 x 45 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait

1936 · Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Image: 53.2 × 37 cm (21 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 58.4 × 40.4 cm (23 × 15 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

46 published of 87 catalogued · 65 with image

MoMA
41 publishedof 82 catalogued60 img
Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Self-Portrait (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements2

Surrealism Street Art

Collections4

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

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