A vibrant lithograph in colours on Arches 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. The image by Freud depicts a plant in a pot with a head of a zebra staring at it.

“Far from the tormented portraits and nudes for which he is renowned, for Mouton 2006 Lucian Freud has chosen a joyously exotic transposition of the pleasure of drinking, in which the vinestock is transformed into a springing palm tree and the winelover into a happily anticipatory zebra” ‘Paintings for the labels’ Chateau Mouton Rothschild.

Artist: Lucian Freud

Title: Dessin inédit de Lucian Freud

Medium: Lithograph

Year: 2006

Edition: Unknown Edition

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

Signature: Signed in Plate

Size: 46 x 33 cm

About Rothschild: 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 today. 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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