Framed watercolor painting depicting a vibrant garden scene with pink wildflowers and lush green foliage. Signed, Est, at the lower right. Housed in a double-matted pink frame with glass. Artwork appears in good condition; frame shows minor wear and small tears to the backing paper. Ready to hang. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.
Frame: 33 1/2" x 28" x 1 1/4". Weight: 13.1 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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