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LIMITED EDITION of 2500 copies. RARE Spanish edition of a catalog of works by the eminent Mexican social realist painter David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974), known for his large murals in fresco. Along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, he established `Mexican Muralism`. The catalog was published on the occasion of the exhibition held in the Museo Nacional de Arte, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City in 28.11.1996-16.2.1997, exploring an extremely fruitful decade of Siqueiros` work, which he partly spent in exile in the United States and which ended in his participation in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Leon Trotsky in May 1940. The exhibition was also held in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara CA in 8.3-11.5.1997 and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston TX 1.6-22.7.1997. 102 color and b&w plates. 320x240mm. 238 pages. Hardcover. Jacket rubbed/scratched. Jacket edges slightly worn. Cover corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Small scratch and bumo marks on front cover. Rear cover upper edge slightly dirty. [SUMMARY]: This rare catalog of works by a great Mexican painter is otherwise in very good condition condition!