Mrs. Daydí Pastel portrait by Fèlix Mestres

  • Owner: Montserrat Museum.
  • Artefact: Portrait of Mrs. Carolina Daydí i Balari.
    Pastel on paper and cardboard. 72 x 72 cm.
  • Author: Fèlix Mestres.
  • Date: End 19th c. – beginning 20th century.
  • Damages: Oxidation, foxing Stains, mould, surface dirt.
  • Conservation treatment: Dry cleaning, Hyphae removal by vacuum with HEPA filters, foxing dots in-painting.
  • Conservator: Rita Udina.
  • Other links: Diving-in wet treatments (2nd edition)..
Pastel portrait before conservationPastel drawing after conservation
Pastel portrait before conservation
Pastel drawing after conservation
Pastel portrait before conservation
Pastel portrait before conservation
Pastel drawing after conservation
Pastel portrait before conservation
Pastel drawing after conservation
Detail of a pastel artwork by Catalan painter Felix Mestres from Montserrat Museum (Barcelona, Spain).

This year’s Christmas card is a detail of an artwork by Catalan painter Felix Mestres from Montserrat Museum (Barcelona, Spain), for I have a soft spot for the colour palette it has.

May 2025 come plentiful of such peace, warmth and harmony. Merry Christmas to all!

Detail of a pastel artwork by Catalan painter Felix Mestres from Montserrat Museum (Barcelona, Spain).

Ans here’s a wink at Mrs. Daydí during the lecture “Diving-in wet treatments” held at the IPCE (just click to see it right when she sows up, minute 24:40″):

Clients

AHEH (10) Alcon-Cusi Pharmacy Museum (5) Archive Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc Dst. (5) Archives (50) Ayuntamiento Barcelona (5) Barcelona City Council (11) Barcelona Municipal Archive (9) CoAC (Association of Architects of Catalonia) (15) Cores (5) Documentation Center of Catalan Orfeó (3) Domènech i Montaner (5) Gaboche Ars (3) Galleries (24) Gazi Husrev-Begova Biblioteka (3) Government of Catalonia (19) Historical Archive of Barcelona (3) Historical Archive of Lleida (4) ICON (4) Industrial Museum of Ter (4) Institute for Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) (6) INTACH (Dehli) (7) La Pedrera Foundation (4) Laura Corso (3) Libraries (29) Municipal Archive of Renteria (5) Museums (26) Márk Somogyi (3) National Archive of Catalonia (ANC) (8) National Museum of Norway (4) NSK - National Library and University (Zagreb CROATIA) (5) onLine (14) Pere Sacot (3) private collector (26) Provincial Council of Barcelona (DiBa) (5) Public Library of Girona Carles Rahola (7) Regional Archive Baix Ebre (3) Regional Archive of Vallès Occidental (4) Regional Archive Urgell (4) Research Library of Dubrovnik (CROATIA) (4) Restauratoren Nederland (5) Rijksmuseum (5) Sant Cugat del Vallès Council (5) Sitges Museums (4) Tapestry Art Centre Grau Garriga (5) University of Granada (Spain) (4)

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Mrs. Daydí Pastel portrait by Fèlix Mestres

  • Owner: Montserrat Museum.
  • Artefact: Portrait of Mrs. Carolina Daydí i Balari.
    Pastel on paper and cardboard. 72 x 72 cm.
  • Author: Fèlix Mestres.
  • Date: End 19th c. – beginning 20th century.
  • Damages: Oxidation, foxing Stains, mould, surface dirt.
  • Conservation treatment: Dry cleaning, Hyphae removal by vacuum with HEPA filters, foxing dots in-painting.
  • Conservator: Rita Udina.
  • Other links: Diving-in wet treatments (2nd edition)..
Pastel portrait before conservationPastel drawing after conservation
Pastel portrait before conservation
Pastel drawing after conservation
Pastel portrait before conservation
Pastel portrait before conservation
Pastel drawing after conservation
Pastel portrait before conservation
Pastel drawing after conservation
Detail of a pastel artwork by Catalan painter Felix Mestres from Montserrat Museum (Barcelona, Spain).

This year’s Christmas card is a detail of an artwork by Catalan painter Felix Mestres from Montserrat Museum (Barcelona, Spain), for I have a soft spot for the colour palette it has.

May 2025 come plentiful of such peace, warmth and harmony. Merry Christmas to all!

Detail of a pastel artwork by Catalan painter Felix Mestres from Montserrat Museum (Barcelona, Spain).

Ans here’s a wink at Mrs. Daydí during the lecture “Diving-in wet treatments” held at the IPCE (just click to see it right when she sows up, minute 24:40″):

Clients

AHEH (10) Alcon-Cusi Pharmacy Museum (5) Archive Barcelona Sants-Montjuïc Dst. (5) Archives (50) Ayuntamiento Barcelona (5) Barcelona City Council (11) Barcelona Municipal Archive (9) CoAC (Association of Architects of Catalonia) (15) Cores (5) Documentation Center of Catalan Orfeó (3) Domènech i Montaner (5) Gaboche Ars (3) Galleries (24) Gazi Husrev-Begova Biblioteka (3) Government of Catalonia (19) Historical Archive of Barcelona (3) Historical Archive of Lleida (4) ICON (4) Industrial Museum of Ter (4) Institute for Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) (6) INTACH (Dehli) (7) La Pedrera Foundation (4) Laura Corso (3) Libraries (29) Municipal Archive of Renteria (5) Museums (26) Márk Somogyi (3) National Archive of Catalonia (ANC) (8) National Museum of Norway (4) NSK - National Library and University (Zagreb CROATIA) (5) onLine (14) Pere Sacot (3) private collector (26) Provincial Council of Barcelona (DiBa) (5) Public Library of Girona Carles Rahola (7) Regional Archive Baix Ebre (3) Regional Archive of Vallès Occidental (4) Regional Archive Urgell (4) Research Library of Dubrovnik (CROATIA) (4) Restauratoren Nederland (5) Rijksmuseum (5) Sant Cugat del Vallès Council (5) Sitges Museums (4) Tapestry Art Centre Grau Garriga (5) University of Granada (Spain) (4)

Types of projects