David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974)

Calabaza

Details

David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974)
Calabaza
signed and dated 'Siqueiros 53' lower right
piroxilin on masonite
22 7/8 x 29 7/8in. (58 x 76cm.)
Painted in 1953

Provenance

Private collection, Mexico City

Sale room notice

Please note that this painting is part of the National Heritage of Mexico and cannot be removed from that country. Accordingly, it is offered for sale in New York from the catalogue and will not be available in New York. Delivery of the painting will be made in Mexico in compliance with local requirements. Prospective buyers may contact Christie's Representatives in Mexico for an appointment to view the work.

Lot Essay

In a career that spanned more than six decades of uninterrupted artistic production, David Alfaro Siqueiros produced only three still-lifes. Painted in 1953, Calabaza is the second and least known interpretation of the trio. When compared to the earlier version of the same motif titled Calabazas (1946), our latter example equally expresses Siqueiros' characteristic radience.

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