John Pacovsky Acrylic On Canvas Absente Absinthe. This was inspired by Rembrandt's "Anatomy Lesson". The framed original that was Commissioned by Absente brand absinthe, is approx 32" x 1 1/2" x 40 1/4" and it weighs 10.50lbs. The framed original is in a good, used condition with some very light scratches on the right side of the canvas and small chips on the frame. Please see the images as they are part of the description. This original was part of Michel Roux's estate. He was the liquor icon, 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 if 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.