Vintage French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Flower III is a painting by Irina Sztukowski which was uploaded on January 21st, 2024.
Vintage French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Flower III
French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Flower is a painting by the artist Irina Sztukowski. The artist painted this floral design with a... more
Title
Vintage French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Flower III
Artist
Irina Sztukowski
Medium
Painting - Water-color
Description
French Pastel Blue Toulouse Dye Color Watercolor Flower 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