Original oil painting depicting weathered fishing boats along a calm shoreline. The artist’s signature appears on the hull of one vessel, reading Lurgon (or a similar variation). Unknown Artist. The work is executed with textured, impressionistic brushstrokes and features a muted coastal palette. Frame and canvas both show normal light wear consistent with age. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.
Frame: 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" x 1 1/4". Weight: 2.9 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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