His talent and his vivid, cheerful depictions of Parisian society quickly caught the attention of major art dealers such as Adolphe Goupil and Felix Gérard.

His participation in the Salon des Artistes Français brought him even greater visibility
In 1888, he moved to La Varenne and married Léonie Beck, one of his models.

Specializing in portraits and scenes inspired by^{the 18th} century, Garrido meets market expectations by adopting an aesthetic influenced by the book *L’Art du XVIIIᵉ siècle* by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, published in 1881.

Garrido enjoyed international success, exhibiting in major art capitals such as Paris, London, and Munich.
Toward the end of his life, he moved to Caen to live with his son, Louis-Édouard Garrido, who was also a painter. A portion of the works by Garrido, father and son, is housed at the Charles Léandre Museum in Normandy.

Here, the artist depicts an elegant young woman in a richly decorated interior.
Seated near a window, she offers the viewer a languid and relaxed pose.
In her right hand, she delicately holds a cigarette, the smoke from which rises in light curls, adding a sense of movement and lightness to the scene.

The composition evokes the refinement and elegance of 19th-century bourgeois society.
The cigarette, prominently displayed, is not merely an accessory but a symbol of modernity and sophistication, underscoring emancipation and a taste for high society.

In the 19th century, “smoke” took on an exotic dimension with Orientalism
and also found its way into the work of the Impressionists and modern artists, particularly with the rise of cafés where people smoked both pipes and cigars.

At the same time, the introduction of the slimmer, lighter cigarette became a symbol of modernity and feminine liberation.

Artists such as Edgard Maxence, Édouard Manet, Félix Vallotton, and Edouardo Garrido, while depicting the society of their time, portray women smoking as a symbol of glamour and sophistication, but also of emancipation and nonconformity.