Pastel drawing titled Nostalgie depicting rustic thatched cottages with figures in blue garments, rendered in expressive strokes and rich color. Signed in the lower right and again on the reverse with the title. Presented under glass in a linen-matted black and gold frame. Artwork appears to be on paper. The frame shows mild wear consistent with age. Artist Unknown. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details.
Artwork. 25 3/4" x 22 1/4" x 1 1/4". Weight: 7.8 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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