Mexican and Latin American Artists

Thanks in part to a donation by Sonoma State Professor Emeritus Tony White, the SSU Art Collection holds a strong selection of early to mid-twentieth century Mexican and Latin American art, particularly prints. Prints by famous modern Mexican artists such as David Alfaro Siqueiros and Rufino Tamayo are part of the collection, as well as several works by lesser-known printmakers from this circle. The collection also contains a few works by South American modernists, such as the Argentinian Surrealist Roberto Matta.

Dynamic painting depicting a figure in motion beside a rearing white horse. The composition uses bold, sweeping strokes in shades of yellow, green, and black, creating a sense of energy and intensity. The figure appears heroic or defiant, rendered in an expressive, dramatic style characteristic of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros.

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Black-and-white print depicting a crouching human figure enclosed within an abstract, textured environment. The figure’s limbs are angular and expressive, surrounded by rough, carved lines and dense shading. The composition conveys emotional tension and confinement, characteristic of mid-20th-century expressionist printmaking

Martinez Riadigos