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The product is a 19th century Anaïs Toudouze inspired lithograph featuring elegant women in Victorian style fashion. The lithograph comes with frames and has a floral pattern. The piece is in a rectangular shape with dimensions of 15 inches in height and 13 inches in width, making it a decorative collectible for those interested in vintage art and fashion themes.
I actually think the frames may be interesting than theLithograph See pictures of square nails used in the construction of the frames. Location E-3
AnaïsToudouzewas the second oldest sister of the Colin family. She had an older sister,Héloïse, and two younger sisters,Laureand Isabelle. All of the siblings were artists and Héloïse and Anaïs worked closely together on many projects for fashion plate illustrations and had similar styles. They came from a long line of ancestors that were also artists including,Jean-Baptise Greuze. The daughters learned skills from their father instead of attending an academy.[2]
Anaïs' father was a supporter of the Romantic movement and close friends toEugène Delacroix,Théodore Gericault, and Paul Gavarni. This sparked Anaïs' interest in theRomantic movementas well, and she followed her father's footsteps in joining that style for her artwork. Her father had a studio called Pére in the "center of the artistic activity in Paris." This kept the girls very involved and immersed in the art world. Each of the girls won awards and medals at the Salon between the ages of 14 and 20. Their paintings and illustrations were admired by viewers.[2]Unlike other female artists during this time, the Colin sisters did not keep to historical or religious themes that were considered high art, and were encouraged by their father to learn proper techniques although they did not receive official academic training.[citation needed]
Anaïs went to marry an architect and aquafortist engraver named Gabriel Toudouze in 1845.[3]They were only married for 9 years before he died in 1854, leaving Anaïs to take care of their three young children. To provide for her family, Anaïs worked and produced many fashion illustration plates for fashion magazines, journals, and books.[2]
Anaïs' daughter, Isabelle, followed in her mother's footsteps and became a fashion illustrator and painter.[3]Her oldest son Gustave became a novelist, and his son Georges-Gustave wrote a book about his family's fashion illustration and artistic history titled,Le Costume françois.[2]Her second son also Edouard became a painter. Anaïs died in 1899.[4]
