[2] His father, Paul Joseph Anastasi, an Italian artist born in Rome with Greek roots, came to Paris from Italy in 1806.

[6] Delacroix introduced him to half-tones, while Corot inspired his success in landscape art in the style of the Barbizon School.

[2] Throughout his career, he drew inspiration from the Forest of Fontainebleau, his Parisian surroundings, Holland's landscapes, Rome's monuments, and Italy's hills.

[6] Inspired by the works of Ruysdael, Hobbema, and Van der Neer, Auguste Anastasi sought to study Holland in the late 1850s.

[14] While a sale fetched 760 francs for a single painting and included drawings, many works were sold through his network of acquaintances.

In 1868, A Wash House near Naples, A Bit of the Village of Leidschendam in Holland, and a watercolor of the Winter Garden of the Princess Mathilde.

Théophile Gautier described it as "He saw black butterflies dancing before his eyes, like pieces of burnt paper carried away by the wind".

[4] Recalling his distress, the Goncourts noted, "When he became blind, the idea that, having no more money, he would be obliged to return there (hospice), he had seriously intended to kill himself".

[19] The auction catalog included works by Corot, N. Diaz, Jules Dupré, E. Isabey, E. Fromentin, Daubigny, Rosa Bonheur, Cabanel, Bida, Gérôme, Lami, de Curzon, Eugène Lavieille, Stevens, Bonnat, and many more.

After his passing, Anastasi left 100,000 francs in State annuities to the Académie des Beaux-Arts to establish yearly assistance for artists in financial difficulty.