Abstract modernist composition featuring geometric and biomorphic forms in muted tones on a yellow ground. A violin-type design shape. The work is signed with the monogram PM at upper left and dated 1975 at lower right. Appears to be oil or acrylic on a wood board or panel. Presented in a black frame with a white mat. Framing shows minor wear, with one back corner piece being broken/loose, consistent with age; artwork appears stable overall. Unidentified artist. This item is in good pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface markings. Please reference all photos for full details.
Frame: 33 3/4" x 43 3/4" x 1". Artwork: 25 3/4" x 34 3/4". Weight: 23.6 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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