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André Fontainas

1865 – 1948

Belgian poet and critic

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About André Fontainas

Lived 1865 – 1948 (aged 83). André Fontainas was a Belgian and French writer, poet, art critic and art historian.

André Fontainas (1865–1948) was a Belgian Symbolist poet and critic. He was born in Brussels. He spent much of his life in France. He taught at Lycee Fontaines. He was a member of the Académie Mallarmé.

Works

Poetry Le sang des fleurs, Imprimerie Veuve Monnom, 1889

Nuits d'Epiphanie 1894 Les Estuaires d'ombre, 1896 Crépuscules, 1897 L'Eau du Fleuve, 1897

L'oeuvre d'André Fontainas, Marguerite Bervoets (ed), Palais des Académies, 1949 Choix de poèmes, Mercure de France, 1950

Novel

Memoirs Mes souvenirs du symbolisme, La Nouvelle revue critique, 1928 Confession d'un poète, Mercure de France, 1936

Non-fiction

Frans Hals, H. Laurens 1908

Courbet, F. Alcan, 1921 La peinture de Daumier, G. Crès et cie, 1923 Constantin Meunier, Alcan, 1923 Rops, F. Alcan, 1925 Constable, Translator Wilfrid Scarborough Jackson, John Lane, 1927 Bonnard, Librairie de France, 1928 Dans la lignée de Baudelaire, La Nouvelle revue critique, 1930 Tableau de la poésie française d'aujourd'hui, La Nouvelle revue critique, 1931 L'Antisémitisme: son histoire et ses causes, J. Crès, 1934

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Lycée Condorcet
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Prix René-Bardet; Prix Kastner-Boursault; Georges-Dupau award
Also known as
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Frequently asked questions

Who was André Fontainas?

Belgian poet and critic (1865-1948)

When was André Fontainas born?

André Fontainas was born on 5 February 1865 in Brussels.

When did André Fontainas die?

André Fontainas died on 8 December 1948 in Paris.

What was André Fontainas's occupation?

André Fontainas was a writer, poet, art critic and art historian.

What nationality was André Fontainas?

André Fontainas was Belgian and French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: André Fontainas

· Wikidata: Q2016772

· DBpedia: André Fontainas

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