Pedro Coronel Arroyo (1922 – 1985) was a painter, sculptor, draftsman, and engraver. He was the brother of the Zacatecan painter Rafael Coronel.
He studied painting and sculpture at La Esmeralda (1940–45). During his time in Paris, he frequented the studios of the painter Victor Brauner and the sculptor Constantin Brâncuși, who greatly influenced his artistic development .
His first solo exhibition (1954) was at the Galería Proteo in Mexico City, where his work caught the attention of Mexican Nobel laureate Octavio Paz. He later exhibited in France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Brazil.
During his final period in Paris, his art displayed different facets (drawings) that captivated viewers with the eroticism of natural forms, demonstrating a remarkable aesthetic and artistic maturity.
In 1983, he donated a significant collection of his works, including his own creations and those of other artists (Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Dalí, Marc Chagall, etc.), for the creation of a museum in Zacatecas. In 1984, he received the National Prize for Sciences and Arts in the Fine Arts category.
A posthumous tribute was held in his honor in the main hall of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. The first honor guard was composed of Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid (1982–88), the Secretary of Public Education, Miguel González Avelar, and the Director General of Fine Arts, Javier Barros. His body was given a Christian burial in the French Pantheon of San Joaquín. A year later, his remains were transferred to his birthplace, Zacatecas, and placed in the courtyard of the museum that bears his name on May 25, 1986.
In 1957 and 1958, he participated in several group exhibitions. In 1959, in Mexico City, he exhibited his work, titled "The Inhabitants," at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (Mexican Art Salon), and his painting "The Struggle" won First Prize at the National Painting Salon, organized by the INBA (National Institute of Fine Arts). He also participated in the Première Biennale de Paris, Manifestation Biennal et Internationale des Jeunes Artistes (Paris Biennial and International Exhibition of Young Artists) at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris). In 1960, he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in the Palace of Fine Arts. The exhibition was presented by Justino Fernández and dedicated to the art critic Raúl Flores Guerrero.
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| La guerra florida, c.1958 |
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| Alucinados, c.1959 |
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| Pajaro del viento, c.1960 |
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| Sin título, c.1960 |
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| Tableaux et Seculptures, c.1961 |
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| Untitled, from the Rome Series, c.1963 |
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| Rojo de Paris, c.1965 |
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| Tecolote de guadana, c.1965 |
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| Llanto Socavado, c.1966 |
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| Roma, c.1969 |
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| Dualidad, c.1970 |
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| Libertad, c.1970 |
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| Piedra Solar, c.1970 |
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| Simbiosis, c.1970 |
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| Solar lover, c.1970 |
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| Sunstone, c.1970 |
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| The Owls, c.1970 |
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| Untitled, c.1970 |
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| Abstracto, 1971 |
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| Justino, 1974 |
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| La Nostalgia del Pez, 1977 |
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| Paris, 1980 |
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| Untitled, 1981 |
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| Untitled, 1983 |
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| Untitled, 1983 |
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| Los danzantes del fuego, n/d |
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| Padre E Hijo, n/d |
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| Poética lunar n/d |
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| Rostro hacia el pasado, n/d |
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| Untitled,n/d |
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