Colorful abstract floral composition depicting a flower bouquet in a glass vase, rendered in bold brushwork with layered shapes and vibrant tones. Appears to be mixed media on paper. Signed lower right (signature partially legible). Presented under glass with a white mat and light wood frame. Hanging hardware is present on the verso. 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: 36 3/4" x 42 3/4" x 1". Image: 29 1/2" x 32". Weight: 25.0 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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