Pedro Coronel
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Pedro Coronel Arroyo was a Mexican
abstract painter, sculptor, draughtsman, and engraver.
, and was the older brother to Rafael Coronel
. He studied painting and sculpture at La Esmeralda National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving
(1940–1945) in Mexico City
. During a period spent in Paris (1946) he visited the workshops of the painter Victor Brauner
and the sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi
, both of whom had a strong influence on his artistic development.
His first individual exhibition was at the Galería Proteo in Mexico City (1954), where he came to the attention of the poet Octavio Paz
. He later exhibited in France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Brazil.
In 1984 he received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences.
He died on 23 May 1985 from a stroke at the age of 62. His funeral, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
, was attended by Miguel Gonzalez (Secretario de Educacion), Javier Barros (Director de Bellas Artes) and President
Miguel de la Madrid
.
His remains were originally interred in Mexico City's Panteón Francés de San Joaquin and, one year later, were removed to his home town of Zacatecas and reburied in the courtyard of the Pedro Coronel Museum.
Coronel's work is characterised by the colours of pre-Hispanic cultures and a reclaiming of their shapes and motifs. His sculptures are mostly simplistic in form.
Pedro Coronel was also an enthusiastic collector of pre-Columbian, primitive, oriental, graeco-roman, and mediaeval art. He bequeated his collection to the people of Mexico and it is now housed in the museum that bears his name
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
abstract painter, sculptor, draughtsman, and engraver.
Biography
Coronel was born in the city of ZacatecasZacatecas, Zacatecas
Zacatecas is a city and municipality in Mexico and the capital of the state of Zacatecas. It is located in the north central part of the country. The city had its start as a Spanish mining camp in the mid 16th century. Prior to this, the area's rich deposits in silver and other minerals were known...
, and was the older brother to Rafael Coronel
Rafael Coronel
Rafael Coronel is a painter from Mexico. He was the son-in-law of Diego Rivera. His representational paintings have a melancholic sobriety, and include faces from the past great masters, often floating in a diffuse haze.There are some paintings of his own in Mexico and in other countries...
. He studied painting and sculpture at La Esmeralda National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving
Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda"
La Esmeralda - National School of Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking is a Mexican art school located in Mexico City....
(1940–1945) in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. During a period spent in Paris (1946) he visited the workshops of the painter Victor Brauner
Victor Brauner
Victor Brauner was a Romanian Jewish painter of surrealistic images.-Early life:He was born in Piatra Neamţ, the son of a timber manufacturer who subsequently settled in Vienna with his family for a few years. It is there that young Victor attended elementary school...
and the sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi
Constantin Brancusi
Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...
, both of whom had a strong influence on his artistic development.
His first individual exhibition was at the Galería Proteo in Mexico City (1954), where he came to the attention of the poet Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.-Early life and writings:...
. He later exhibited in France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Brazil.
In 1984 he received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences.
He died on 23 May 1985 from a stroke at the age of 62. His funeral, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Bellas Artes
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...
, was attended by Miguel Gonzalez (Secretario de Educacion), Javier Barros (Director de Bellas Artes) and President
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.-Biography:...
.
His remains were originally interred in Mexico City's Panteón Francés de San Joaquin and, one year later, were removed to his home town of Zacatecas and reburied in the courtyard of the Pedro Coronel Museum.
Work
Pedro Coronel was also an enthusiastic collector of pre-Columbian, primitive, oriental, graeco-roman, and mediaeval art. He bequeated his collection to the people of Mexico and it is now housed in the museum that bears his name