Pedro Coronel

Art Brokerage: Pedro Coronel Mexican Artist: b. 1923-1985. Pedro Coronel Arroyo was a Mexican abstract painter, sculptor, draughtsman, and engraver. Born in the city of Zacatecas, 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) Coronel visited the workshops of the painter Victor Brauner and the sculptor Constantin Brancusi, both of whom had a strong influence on his artistic development. Coronel's first individual exhibition was at the Galería Proteo in Mexico City, where he came to the attention of the poet Octavio Paz. Coronel later exhibited in France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Brazil. In 1984 he received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences. Pedro Coronel passed away in 1985. Listings wanted.