Vibrant mixed media artwork by Louis Recchia titled Embrace, dated 1991. The piece features Recchia’s signature bold colors, layered textures, and expressive pop-surreal style. Presented in a highly sculptural, hand-constructed frame that appears to be artist-made, incorporating dimensional cutouts, painted elements, and glittered surfaces. Signed “Louis Recchia” lower left and inscribed on the back with title and date. Frame and artwork show light handling wear consistent with age. Ready to hang. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.
Frame: 19 3/4" x 23 1/2" x 3/4". Weight: 4.2 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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