Original acrylic painting depicting a woman gently holding a lamb, rendered in soft, muted tones with expressive brushwork. The work appears to be acrylic on canvas based on surface texture and paint layering. Signed lower left, signature partially legible. Unknown artist. Presented in a simple wood frame. Canvas is stretched and wired for hanging. No artist attribution confirmed. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition, with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.
Measurements: 26 1/2" x 38 1/2" x 2 1/4". Weight: 10.0 lbs
This item is originally from the collection of liquor icon Michel Roux. One of Mr. Roux’s signature spirits at Crillon was absinthe, the anise-flavored spirit known for its popularity among 19th-century artists like van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec. It was banned by the United States in 1912 amid concerns that wormwood, one of its ingredients, which contained thujone, caused hallucinations. In 2000, Mr. Roux introduced a legal absinthe, Absente, which used a sister botanical, Southern wormwood, with only trace amounts of thujone.
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