ART_022 Gervasio Gallardo (Attrib.) — Grand Marnier 1980s Surrealist Ad Painting, Michel Roux Provenance, 18.5" × 30"

A rare and visually captivating original 1980s illustration painting attributed to Gervasio Gallardo (Spanish, born 1934) — created for an advertising campaign for Grand Marnier and featured across periodicals, magazines, and billboards. From the estate of Michel Roux (1940–2019) — Absolut Vodka's visionary marketer and the architect of the Absolut art campaign. No visible signature — sold as attributed to Gallardo.

Gervasio Gallardo is one of the most celebrated Surrealist illustrators of the 20th century — a Spanish master whose dreamlike, meticulously rendered imagery graced the covers of major magazines worldwide and defined the visual language of luxury advertising in the 1970s and 1980s. His work for Grand Marnier is among the most recognizable and collected of his commercial output.

The surrealist composition depicts a Grand Marnier bottle atop an oversized orange set against a magenta sky with whimsical clouds, while a couple seated on floating chairs are balanced on a smaller orange — a perfectly distilled image of luxury, fantasy, and the Grand Marnier brand world.

Work Details:

• Artist: Attributed to Gervasio Gallardo (Spanish, b. 1934)
• Subject: Grand Marnier advertising campaign
• Medium: Original illustration painting
• Period: 1980s
• Sight Size: Approximately 18.5" × 30"
• Framed Size: 27.5" × 38.5" × 1.5"
• Presentation: Under glass in wooden frame with white mat
• Signature: No visible signature — sold as attributed
• Media: Featured in periodicals, magazines, and billboards

Provenance:

Michel Roux (1940–2019) — Absolut Vodka's visionary marketer. Estate fresh to market.

Condition:

Good overall condition with surface wear including some visible scratches on the bottle and center of the painting. Frame shows noticeable storage wear along edges and corners.

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