Marie Toulmouche

1836–1917 (age 81)

Biography

Marie Toulmouche, born in 1836, pursued painting with a gentle attentiveness to light and everyday figures, showing works in salons and building a reputation for tenderness and technical skill that resonated with patrons who admired her serene vision.

She rests in Miséricorde cemetery, where admirers still note her brushwork and the perseverance she brought to the French art world.