Bidspirit auction | Maria Hadjiandreou Figural Women Composition

Maria Hadjiandreou Figural Women Composition Oil on Canvas 1982 Large - Original oil on canvas by Maria Hadjiandreou, dated 1982, depicting a striking figural composition of three women rendered in the artist's expressive, modernist style. The work features vibrant brushwork, bold color relationships, and strong figurative forms, characteristic of Hadjiandreou's contemporary approach to portraiture. Signed and dated lower right. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details. Size: 61” x 57”. Weight: 13.0 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.