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Framed Black and White Photograph of Michel Roux French Liquor Executive - Framed black-and-white portrait photograph of Michel Roux, presented alongside a sculptural figure. Matted under glass in a black frame. Pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear, heavy scratches noticed, and surface markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details. Measurements: 13 3/4” x 13 1/4” x 3/4”. Weight: 1.9 lbs From the collection of Michel Roux, 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.