Original oil pastel by Christophe Cardot, depicting a tranquil mountain and vineyard landscape with a surreal Absente bottle placed prominently in the foreground. Cardot is recognized for combining traditional European landscapes with unexpected contemporary imagery, creating whimsical surrealist compositions. Signed by the artist, Christophe Cardot, lower left, and professionally presented in an ornate frame with linen liner. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.
Size: 25" x 31". Weight: 11.0 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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