Francesc Fontbona de Vallescar (born 20 July 1948, in

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) is a Catalan art historian, writer, exhibition curator and specialist in Romanticism,

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and

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Arts. Fontbona is the author of many works of Catalan art history. Doctorate in Early modern period from the

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in 1987. He was director of Graphic section in

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(1995-2013), and Chief executive-writer of art section in the Great Catalan Encyclopedia (1968–78). Francesc Fontbona is member of the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George, member of

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, member of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and Board chair of the Institut Amatller d'Art Hispànic.

Notable books (selection)

* ''La crisi del Modernisme artístic''. Barcelona: Curial, 1975. * ''El paisatgisme a Catalunya''. Barcelona: Edicions Destino, 1979. * ''Anglada-Camarasa''. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1981. With Francesc Miralles. * ''Del Neoclassicisme a la Restauració (1808-1888)''. Vol. VI de la ''Història de l'Art Català''. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1983. * ''Del Modernisme al Noucentisme''. Vol. VII de la ''Història de l'Art Català''. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1985. With F. Miralles. * ''La xilografia a Catalunya entre 1800 i 1923''. Barcelona: Biblioteca de Catalunya, 1992. * ''L'Ottocento: dal neoclassicismo al realismo'', in ''La pittura spagnola'', edited by Alfonso E. Pérez Sanchez. Milano: Electa 1995. * Catàleg del Museu de la Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi (I-Pintura) Barcelona: Reial Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi, 1999. With Victoria Durá. * ''Josep Mompou. Biografia i catàleg de la seva obra (pintura, gravat i tapís)''. Barcelona: Editorial Mediterrània, 2000. * ''Gaudí al detall. El geni del Modernisme català''. Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2002. * ''Carles Mani, escultor maleït''. Barcelona-Tarragona: Viena-Museu d'Art Modern de Tarragona, 2004. * ''Francesc Torras Armengol 1832-1878''. Barcelona: Caixa de Terrassa / Lunwerg, 2005. * ''Pau Casals, col·leccionista d'art''. Barcelona / Tarragona: Viena / Diputació de Tarragona, 2013. * '' La Campana de Vidre'' (novel) * '' Breu història de l'Art als Països Catalans ''. 2022

Awards

* 1976 - Prize

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for La crisi del Modernisme artístic * 1977 - Prize “Crítica Serra d'Or” for La crisi del Modernisme artístic * 1980 - Prize

for El paisatgisme a Catalunya * 1984 – Honorable mention at awards to Catalan literature for Col·lecció d'Història de l'Art Català, Edicions 62. * 1999 - Prize ACCA Best publication for Catàleg del Museu de la Reial Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi * 2002 - Prize ACCA Best publication for El Modernisme * 2015 - Prize ACCA Best publication for "Diccionari d'historiadors de l'art catalans, valencians i balears"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fontbona, Francesc 1948 births Living people Spanish art historians Historians from Catalonia People from Barcelona University of Barcelona alumni