by Francesc Fontbona · ISBN 9788472560734
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«La crisi del modernisme artístic» is the art history essay by Francesc Fontbona, published by Curial (223 pages, in Catalan).
The study traces the rise and crisis of artistic modernism in Catalonia, analyzing the currents, debates, and shifts in sensibility that marked the transition from the 19th to the 20th century, as well as the relationship between visual creation and cultural context.
Belongs to the collection Biblioteca de cultura catalana, number 17. Includes bibliographic references and an index. Awarded the Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Assaig in 1977.
Of interest to scholars and enthusiasts of Catalan art history, especially modernism and the culture of the turn of the century.
Francesc Fontbona de Vallescar is a Catalan art historian, writer, exhibition curator and specialist in Romanticism, Catalan Modernism and Noucentisme Arts. Fontbona is the author of many works of Catalan art history. Doctorate in Early modern period from the Universitat de Barcelona in 1987. He was director of Graphic section in National Library of Catalonia (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 The Hispanic Society of America, member of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and Board chair of the Institut Amatller d'Art Hispànic.
