Original mixed media painting by Swedish artist Ulrica Hydman-Vallien. The composition features a stylized bouquet of yellow flowers emerging from a blue vase incorporating a human face motif, set against a landscape with abstracted architectural elements. Executed in bold, expressive brushwork with vibrant blues, greens, yellows, and black outlining, characteristic of the artist?s distinctive modern style.
Signed lower right on the front. Verso is inscribed in blue paint, To Michel Love Ulrica HV, indicating a personal dedication. Housed in a black frame. Medium appears to be acrylic or mixed media on board or canvas (exact medium not specified). Artwork presents well overall with light surface wear consistent with age and handling. Frame shows minor wear. The backing paper has light?tearing and rips. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition, with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.
Measurements: 36" x 44" x 1 1/2". Weight: 8.9 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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