Original abstract figurative painting on canvas, depicting a stylized female form rendered in muted earth tones, black, gray, and soft blush hues. The composition emphasizes fluid lines and sculptural contours. The work is housed in a black wood frame. The verso features a handwritten Spanish dedication reading, Para Maria, esta primera obrita, con todo mi afecto, followed by a signature, indicating this was a personal early work gifted by the artist. Medium appears to be acrylic on canvas. Artist not definitively identified. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details.
Artwork. 19 3/4" x 23 1/2" x 2". Weight: 3.8 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 if 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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