Emilio Zapata on horseback

1931

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Along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, Siqueiros was one of the most important artists in the Mexican mural movement and a key political figures. With its bold tonal contrasts, this print is a posthumous representation of Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919), the revolutionary leader of native ancestry and champion of agrarian reform who fought in the Mexican revolution from 1911 to 1917.

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Title: Emilio Zapata on horseback
Artist: David Alfaro Siqueiros (Mexican, Camargo 1896–1974 Cuernevaca)
Date: 1931
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 20 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (53 x 39.7 cm)
Sheet: 31 3/4 x 22 7/8 in. (80.6 x 58.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1931
Object Number: 31.91.7
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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