Pedro Coronel Paintings

Los Alucinados, 1959, oil on canvas, 71 3/8 x 55 in., Christie's (sold for $385,000 in 2008)

Still life #15, 1958, oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 31 3/4 in., Shannon's Fine Art, CT (sold)

Pedro Coronel (1923-1985) was a Mexican artist who created a wide variety of works including, paintings, mosaics, stained glass windows and sculptures. He is best known for his vibrantly colored abstract paintings inspired by pre-Hispanic culture.

La Guerra Florida, 1958, oil on canvas, 44 x 106 in., Christie's (sold for $457,000 in 2008)

Sobre la Tumba de Justino, 1974, 78 7/8 x 94 1/2 in., Christie's (sold for $302,500 in 2010) 

 Still life, 1958, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 27 5/8 in., Christie's (sold for $22,500 in 2010)

Pájaros al aire, 1978, oil on canvas, 47 1/2 x 46 3/4 in., Christie's (sold for $133,000 in 2007) 

Poética Lunar IV, 1972, oil on canvas, 93 5/8 x 63 in., Sotheby's (sold for $194,500 in 2008) 

Rostro, 1965, oil on canvas, 31 3/4 x 25 5/8 in., Christie's (sold for $61,000 in 2007) 

Sobre la Tumba, 1975, oil on canvas, 78 3/4 x 94 1/2 in., Sotheby's (sold for $220,800 in 2004)

Composición en Azul y Verde, 1983, 66 1/4 x 38 5/8 in., Christie's (sold for $46,000 in 1995)

Cara, 1985, lithograph 94/200, 29 1/2 x 21 3/4 in., Morton Casa de Subastas (sold) 

Untitled, ca. 1980's, oil on canvas, 27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in., Christie's (sold for $50,000 in 2009) 

Untitled, 1980, oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 27 1/2 in., Christie's (sold for $60,000 in 2008)

Pedro Coronel was born in Zacatecas, Mexico on March 25, 1923. He studied at La Esmeralda National School of Painting from 1940-45. After he graduated he continued his studies in Paris, attending workshops under painter Victor Brauner and sculptor Constantin Brancusi. In 1954 he had his first solo exhibition at the Galería Proteo in Mexico City. During his career he produced mosaics, murals, stained glass pieces, sculptures and paintings. His works have been shown in exhibitions throughout the world. In 1984 Coronel was awarded the Premio Nacional de Artes, the highest artistic distinction awarded by the Mexican government.

Pedro Coronel was also an avid art collector who acquired works from all over the world. Artists among his collection were the modern masters Dalí, Picasso, Míro, Kandinsky and Braque. He donated his collection to the people of Mexico, which is now housed in the Museo de Pedro Coronel in Zacatecas, Mexico. Coronel died of a stroke on May 23, 1985 in Mexico City, he was 62.