A figurative composition by Gilles Du Genet, rendered in rich ochre tones. The image presents an abstracted female torso formed through layered organic shapes and tonal variations, creating both texture and depth. A fine example of Du Genet’s distinctive technique and his exploration of the human form through pattern and color fields. Signed lower right. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.
Artwork: 13" x 9 1/2". Weight: 1.0 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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