Painters from Mexico

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Mexican Painters of all time. This list of famous Mexican Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Frida Kahlo

   1907 - 1954

   HPI 89.13166 languages

   Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who is most famous for her self-portraits.

2. #2

   

   Diego Rivera

   1886 - 1957

   HPI 79.3376 languages

   Diego Rivera is most famous for his murals, which are painted on large walls. He was a Mexican artist who was born in 1886 and died in 1957.

3. #3

   

   David Alfaro Siqueiros

   1896 - 1974

   HPI 68.2843 languages

   David Alfaro Siqueiros is most famous for his mural work in Mexico during the 1920s.

4. #4

   

   José Clemente Orozco

   1883 - 1949

   HPI 65.8840 languages

   Mexican artist

5. #5

   

   Rufino Tamayo

   1899 - 1991

   HPI 60.7324 languages

   Mexican painter, printmaker, and sculptor (1899-1991)

6. #6

   

   Juan O'Gorman

   1905 - 1982

   HPI 57.3820 languages

   Mexican artist and architect (1905-1982)

7. #7

   

   Emmanuel Lubezki

   b. 1964

   HPI 55.9533 languages

   Mexican cinematographer

8. #8

   

   Francisco Toledo

   1940 - 2019

   HPI 54.4117 languages

   Mexican artist (1940-2019)

9. #9

   

   Ignacio Ortiz

   b. 1934

   HPI 9.121 languages

   Mexican artist