Description:
- This is a two-sheet Christmas card. The cover is signed and dated by the author, written in Catalan and reads: "Feliç Nadal, bon any 1956".
- On the inside, there is a pastel drawing on cardboard depicting two angels playing the trumpet.
- The drawing is executed with great ease and mastery, obtaining a harmonious and spectacular result. It is done with a great diversity of colours.
- The author, Matías Palau Ferré, was a painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Montblanch, Tarragona. He is known as the painter who burnt his paintings.
- The greeting card is framed with double glass on the front and back, in a black wooden frame, made at a later date.
Conservation and Damage:
- The drawing is in perfect condition, with no tears or folds.
- The drawing has not suffered from external aggressions such as humidity, insect attacks, rodents, etc.
- The Object shows the wear and tear typical of it's age.
Comments:
- Measurements and weight are approximate.
- The tones of the colours of the photos are not equal to the tones of the real colours.
- The Drawing is the one that corresponds to the photos.
- The description is not a detailed exposition of the same.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.
3911 - PASTEL DRAWING. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS. PALAU Y FERRÉ