Gilles Du Genet Painted Rustic Wood Panel Landscape Artwork
Original artwork by Gilles Du Genet, painted directly onto a substantial rustic wood panel constructed from aged boards. Features a warm-toned European/Mediterranean landscape with rocky peaks, buildings, trees, and water across two inset panels. Signed “Du Genet” at lower right. The heavily aged wood, wormholes, cracks and irregularities form an intentional part of the rustic presentation. This item is pre-owned and previously displayed, with light wear and surface scratches/markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details.
Artwork. 33" x 25" x 1". Weight: 11.0 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.
A substantial and unusual example of the artist’s work, combining painting with an antique architectural element. From the personal collection of Michel Roux. Age-related wear, losses, cracks, and irregularities throughout the wood are consistent with the rustic nature of the piece. Du Genet is documented as a painter and art instructor in Provence, France, and his known work ranges from figurative abstraction to more traditional subjects.
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Original artwork by Gilles Du Genet, painted directly onto a substantial rustic wood panel constructed from aged boards. Features a warm-toned European/Mediterranean landscape with rocky peaks, buildings, trees, and water across two inset panels. Signed “Du Genet” at lower right. The heavily aged wood, wormholes, cracks and irregularities form an intentional part of the rustic presentation. This item is pre-owned and previously displayed, with light wear and surface scratches/markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details.
Artwork. 33" x 25" x 1". Weight: 11.0 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.
A substantial and unusual example of the artist’s work, combining painting with an antique architectural element. From the personal collection of Michel Roux. Age-related wear, losses, cracks, and irregularities throughout the wood are consistent with the rustic nature of the piece. Du Genet is documented as a painter and art instructor in Provence, France, and his known work ranges from figurative abstraction to more traditional subjects.
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