$600
Pedro Coronel (Mexico, 1923 - 1985) unframed abstract mixed media on paper in dark hues, signed verso "Pedro Coronel", and measuring 27-1/2" in height with width of 22". No certificate of authenticity accompanies this piece, however style & signature are representative of the artist's known works. Provenance: from the estate of a prominent European & Texas collector, known to not only to have collected quite an assortment of notable art, but to have befriended a vast majority of the artists of whose work was acquired. In overall good condition, all measurements are approximate.Born in 1923 in Zacatecas, Pedro Coronel was a painter, sculptor, draftsman, and engraver. He studied painting and sculpture at La Academia Esmeralda from 1940 to 1945 under Juan Cruz, Francisco Zúñiga, and Santos Balmori, where he later became a teacher. In 1946, Coronel went to Paris, where he attended workshops directed by the painter Victor Brauner and the sculptor Constantin Brancusi. His first individual exhibition was in the Galería Proteo in 1954 and he later exhibited in France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Brazil. Coronel was awarded the National Prize for Plastic Arts the year before his death in 1985. A retrospective was held at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City in 2005.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2017-02-18
