Original nude figure, Mixed Media by French artist Corinne Vue, dated. Many of her works are dedicated to the exaltation of the female nude; they are all tributes to the female body, its forms, and its beauty. Executed on toned paper with white and orange pastel accents highlighting the form. Signed lower left. Professionally matted and framed in a modern black frame; artist’s card attached to the reverse. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with some light wear and small surface scratches on the frame and glass. There may be minor marks consistent with prior handling. Please reference all photos for a detailed view of the current condition.
Frame: 27" x 35 1/4" x 1 1/4". Weight: 10.6 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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