Nationality Catalan and Spanish Style Naturalism and Realism | Known for Sculpture Died 1891, Barcelona, Spain | |
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Similar Francesc Pagès i Serratosa, Torquat Tasso i Nadal, Maximí Sala i Sánchez, Frederic Marès, Joan Martorell | ||
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Rossend Nobas was a Catalan and Spanish sculptor and goldsmith in the 19th century. Working mainly in Barcelona, Nobas's work is to be found around the city in both museums and public areas.
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Biography
Nobas was born in 1849. His father was a tinsmith. In working with his father, he was introduced to metallurgy techniques when he was quite young. This training brought him into contact with the Maseria family, a connection he would maintain for his entire career.
He studied under the brothers Agapit and Venanci Vallmitjana at the Llotja school. This school was dedicated to teaching art. There Nobas learned sculpture through studying great sculptors of the past. He eventually entered the workshop of the Vallmitjana brothers. After being with them and perfecting his technique, he created his own studio. He trained Josep Gamot, Josep Reynés i Gurguí, and Manel Fuxà i Leal.
He exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1866. In 1871, at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid, Nobas received a second-class medal for his work the Wounded Bullfighter. His Bust of Cervantes gained an award at the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873.
He did suddenly of pneumonia in 1891.
Style
While Nobas also trained in oil painting and watercolors, as was part of the typical Art Education, he specialized in sculpture. His work spans large, monumental pieces, to bust portraiture. Nobas followed a style called naturalism and realism. In an era before photography, naturalistic art represented the subject realistically. His work was characterized by his exceptional talent as a sculptor. His rendering of fine details, like lace, is unparalleled.