An original lithograph in colours on Arches watermarked paper, signed in the stone by the artist and by Phillipe de Rothschild. Around the image and text is an indented section made by a machine. Keith Haring was an American Artist whose pop art and graffiti like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980‘s.

Artist: Keith Haring

Title: Dessin Inedite de Keith Haring

Medium: Lithograph

Year: 1988

Edition: Size unknown

Literature: Mouton Rothschild, “Paintings for the Labels”, Published by Sotheby's 2007. The book was published when the exhibition was hosted by Sotheby's in New York City.

Size: 46 x 33 cm

Note 1: The text below the image reads “Dessin inedite de Keith Haring” Beneath the image there is a date, 1988, and details of the vintage wine which it promotes “Pauillac - Produce of France. Haring’s design is a mischievous version of the Dancing Rams theme: probably this makes an ironic reference to Mouton Rothschild's official Coat of Arms.

About: To commemorate the Allied victory in 1945, Baron Phillipe de Rothschild had the idea of embellishing the Mouton Rothschild label with art. Each year a famous painter was asked to produce a design for a label and this custom lasted from 1945 until 1996. The label design was incorporated into a poster to advertise the wine and this is an example of one of these attractive and well made pieces - on quality thick paper.

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