Raul Coronel
(1926-2022)
Untitled, 1964
glazed stoneware
Signed: Raul e64
For Stoneware Designs, Inc, an abstract relief wall mural formed of stoneware pottery glazed and textured tile segments, adhered to backing board
24.25" H x 60.625" W x 1.125" D; with board: 36.5" H x 72.5" W x 2" D
Provenance: Estate of Dr. Sanford Kaufman and Dr. P. Waverly Davidson

Other Notes: Raul Coronel was a Mexican sculptor and stoneware designer. Influenced by Mexican, Mesoamerican, African, and Greek Art, Coronel was a diverse potter and known for his abstract approach. His wide array of work varied from functional wheel-thrown pots and bottles, to tableware and hand-built planters, lamps, and wall screens, as well as stoneware clay wall murals for both domestic and business settings. Coronel attended the University of Hawaii in 1951 where he studied art and then studied at the College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, CA, where he worked alongside Peter Voulkos and studied under Marguerite Wildenhain. He completed his B.A. at the California State University, Los Angeles, and would later continue his studies, receiving his M.F.A. at the University of Southern California. Coronel opened up a ceramic studio and store in Los Angeles on Melrose Avenue called iRaul Angulo Coronel, Stoneware Designs,i later becoming iStoneware Designs Incorporated.i In the early 1980s, Coronelis company reformed as iRaul Coronel Incorporatedi in Venice, California. He retired approximately 1994.
References: https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/raul-coronel/
https://www.eichlernetwork.com/article/grand-guru-clay

Overall good condition with dust accumulation, scattered minor scuffs, scratches, and inherent firing flaws commensurate with age. Scattered ceramic segments with minor chips to corners.

Unframed; adhered to fabric-covered board. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.