Vintage French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Floral Art I is a painting by Irina Sztukowski which was uploaded on January 21st, 2024.
Vintage French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Floral Art I
French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Floral Art is a painting by the artist Irina Sztukowski. The artist painted this floral design with... more
Title
Vintage French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Floral Art I
Artist
Irina Sztukowski
Medium
Painting - Water-color
Description
French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Floral Art is a painting by the artist Irina Sztukowski. The artist painted this floral design with a special paint derived from natural source, a plant called woad.
Pastel or « the blue gold » of Toulouse. It was during the Renaissance that pastel growing expanded along with the trade in this dye, in particular across the Lauragais area, between Toulouse, Albi and Carcassonne, in a zone known as the « Blue Triangle ». Its transformation was a lengthy one at the time.
Uploaded
January 21st, 2024