Framed abstract mixed media artwork featuring a layered architectural composition with muted earth tones and atmospheric textures. The work appears to depict a stylized building facade rendered through overlapping washes and distressed surfaces. Signed and dated 2002 in the lower left corner. Pencil inscription and additional notes are present on the verso. Presented under glass with a white mat and a metallic tone frame. Exact artist identity not established. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition, with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.

Measurements: 34 3/4" x 45 1/4" x 1". Weight: 21.9 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.