His artistic family heritage, as the son of painter and engraver Henri Toussaint, likely influenced his early vocation. His debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1903 with a watercolor launched a regular participation until 1914, a period during which he specialized in military subjects treated in watercolor.
Alongside his work in the salons, he developed a career as a press illustrator, notably collaborating with "Le Monde illustré" around 1907. This diversification demonstrates his ability to adapt to different media and audiences.
His specialization in uniformology allows him to illustrate numerous works devoted to the French armies under the Ancien Régime as well as the forces of the First and Second Empires. This historical and technical expertise makes him a leading authority in this specialized field.
His graphic talent flourished in advertising posters, where he created designs for cinema, the railway network, tourism, and the French Army. These commissions revealed an artist capable of combining commercial demands with aesthetic quality.
Editorial illustration constitutes a major part of his activity. He becomes the official illustrator of collections such as "À travers l'univers" and "Les Beaux Romans dramatiques", also creating numerous covers for historical and detective novels as well as youth magazines such as "L'As".
His creative longevity, active until the 1950s, testifies to a career spanning nearly fifty years that spanned the aesthetic and technical shifts of the 20th century. This professional longevity confirms his constant adaptation to the evolving art and publishing market.
