31. David Alfaro Siqueiros
Death to the Invader / Muerte al Invasor
Starting Bid: $1,500
Reserve not met
Estimate:
$1,700 - $1,900
Ended
Timed Auction
Latin American Art
ARTIST
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Location
UK
Size
Image: 29.5 x 23 in. (75 x 58.5 cm); Paper: 32 1/3 x 25 in. (82 x 63.5 cm)
Description
1940
Paper size: 82 x 63.5 cm. / 32.3 x 25 in.
Image size: 75 x 58.5 cm. / 29.5 x 23 in.
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "D.A.Siqueiros" at the lower right margin. It is also inscribed and dated in pencil "E/E 1940" at the lower left margin
The two portraits are from a study for the Mural "Muerte al Invasor" painted by the artist in 1941-42 for the Biblioteca de la Escuela Mexico, in Chillan, Chile. Along with Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco, Siqueiros established Mexican Muralism. He was a Marxist-Leninist in support of the Soviet Union and a member of the Mexican Communist Party who participated in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Leon Trotsky in May 1940
Condition:
Good condition. A minor tear in the upper right image. Time-staining across the sheet. Minor nicks and tears along the right sheet edge.
* This amount excludes shipping fees, applicable taxes, and will have a 20% Buyer's Premium.
Paper size: 82 x 63.5 cm. / 32.3 x 25 in.
Image size: 75 x 58.5 cm. / 29.5 x 23 in.
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "D.A.Siqueiros" at the lower right margin. It is also inscribed and dated in pencil "E/E 1940" at the lower left margin
The two portraits are from a study for the Mural "Muerte al Invasor" painted by the artist in 1941-42 for the Biblioteca de la Escuela Mexico, in Chillan, Chile. Along with Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco, Siqueiros established Mexican Muralism. He was a Marxist-Leninist in support of the Soviet Union and a member of the Mexican Communist Party who participated in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Leon Trotsky in May 1940
Condition:
Good condition. A minor tear in the upper right image. Time-staining across the sheet. Minor nicks and tears along the right sheet edge.
* This amount excludes shipping fees, applicable taxes, and will have a 20% Buyer's Premium.
Condition
Good condition. A minor tear in the upper right image. Time-staining across the sheet. Minor nicks and tears along the right sheet edge.
Medium
Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Signature
Signed, inscribed and dated in pencil by the artist.
