Original painting by French artist Jean-Louis Leroux, depicting a musician playing the accordion in expressive, vibrant brushstrokes. Signed lower right. Includes original biography sheet on verso. Framed and matted. Medium appears to be acrylic or oil. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details.
Artwork. 26 1/2" x 222 3/4". Weight: 6.9 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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