Portrait of Moisés Sáenz

1931

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Moisés Sáenz (1888–1941) was a leading advocate of educational reform and the Deputy Secretary of Education in Mexico from 1924–28. This is one of four lithograps Siqueiros made in Taxo and it was published by the Weyhe Gallery in New York. It is based on a painting now in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Mexico City.

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Title: Portrait of Moisés Sáenz
Artist: David Alfaro Siqueiros (Mexican, Camargo 1896–1974 Cuernevaca)
Publisher: Weyhe Gallery, New York
Date: 1931
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 27 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (70.5 × 54 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1931
Object Number: 31.91.8
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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