Gallery Sale, March 25, 2026

Gallery Sale, March 25, 2026

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Lot 269: Ulrica Hydman-Vallien Hardcover Art Book Autograph Signed

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Estimated price: $250 - $500

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Hardcover Ulrica Hydman-Vallien black art book signed by artist Ulrica Hydman-Vallien. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition, with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.

Measurements: 8 1/2" x 11" x 1/2". Weight: 1.7 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.