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Rafael Coronel BIOGRAPHY
1932 Zacatecas, Mexico - 2019. Known for: Figure, portrait, animal easel and mural painting.
Rafael Coronel. (b. 1932). Mexican. by Jeffrey Morseburg. Rafael Coronel is one of Mexico's most recognized artists and a major figure in Mexican cultural life and, especially the life of his native... Read full biography
Rafael Coronel. (b. 1932). Mexican. by Jeffrey Morseburg. Rafael Coronel is one of Mexico's most recognized artists and a major figure in Mexican cultural life and, especially the life of his native state of Zacatecas. While he came of age in an era when the Mexican Muralists dominated the Mexican... Read full biography
Rafael Coronel. (b. 1932). Mexican. by Jeffrey Morseburg. Rafael Coronel is one of Mexico's most recognized artists and a major figure in Mexican cultural life and, especially the life of his native state of Zacatecas. While he came of age in an era when the Mexican Muralists dominated the Mexican art scene and as abstraction was just becoming popular, he followed his own path, finding inspiration in sources as diverse as the work of the El Greco (1541-1614), the Baroque Era, as well as the... Read full biography
Rafael Coronel. (b. 1932). Mexican. by Jeffrey Morseburg. Rafael Coronel is one of Mexico's most recognized artists and a major figure in Mexican cultural life and, especially the life of his native state of Zacatecas. While he came of age in an era when the Mexican Muralists dominated the Mexican art scene and as abstraction was just becoming popular, he followed his own path, finding inspiration in sources as diverse as the work of the El Greco (1541-1614), the Baroque Era, as well as the works of Francisco Goya (1746-1828) and Francis Bacon (1909-1992). In his iconic works he has forged a style where his subjects seemed to be suspended between fantasy and reality. Coronel's works have been exhibited frequently in Mexico and the United... Read full biography
Rafael Coronel. (b. 1932). Mexican. by Jeffrey Morseburg. Rafael Coronel is one of Mexico's most recognized artists and a major figure in Mexican cultural life and, especially the life of his native state of Zacatecas. While he came of age in an era when the Mexican Muralists dominated the Mexican art scene and as abstraction was just becoming popular, he followed his own path, finding inspiration in sources as diverse as the work of the El Greco (1541-1614), the Baroque Era, as well as the works of Francisco Goya (1746-1828) and Francis Bacon (1909-1992). In his iconic works he has forged a style where his subjects seemed to be suspended between fantasy and reality. Coronel's works have been exhibited frequently in Mexico and the United States and in recent years, he was the subject of a large retrospective at the Palacio de Bella Artes in Mexico City... Read full biography
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Rafael Coronel
(b. 1932)
Mexican
by Jeffrey Morseburg
Rafael Coronel is one of Mexico's most recognized artists and a major figure in Mexican cultural life and, especially the life of his native state of Zacatecas. While he came of age in an era when the Mexican Muralists dominated the Mexican art scene and as abstraction was just becoming popular, he followed his own path, finding inspiration in sources as diverse as the work of the El Greco (1541-1614), the Baroque Era, as well as the works of Francisco Goya (1746-1828) and Francis Bacon (1909-1992).
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