TWENTY VINTAGES OF MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD
Removed From a Temperature-Controlled Cellar
Château Mouton-Rothschild
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Château Mouton-Rothschild
--Vintage 1948 Mid-shoulder level, stained label (1)
--Vintage 1950 Mid-shoulder level (1)
--Vintage 1956 (1)
Mid-shoulder level, label with minor stains and tattered upper right corner
--Vintage 1957 (1)
Top-shoulder level, label bin-soiled and stained
--Vintage 1958 High-shoulder level (1)
--Vintage 1960 (1) High-shoulder level, slightly faded label
--Vintage 1964 High-shoulder level (1)
--Vintage 1965 (1)
High-shoulder level, label with minor bin-soil
--Vintage 1967 Top-shoulder level, label glue-stained (1) --Vintage 1968 (1)
High-shoulder level, label with minor bin-soil
--Vintage 1969 Slightly glue-stained label (1)
--Vintage 1971 Label lightly scuffed (1)
--Vintage 1972 Label lightly scuffed (1)
--Vintage 1973 Top-shoulder level (1)
--Vintage 1974 (1)
--Vintage 1977 (1)
--Vintage 1980 Réserve Nicolas, minor spot on label (1) --Vintage 1981 (1)
--Vintage 1983 (1)
--Vintage 1984 (1)
In commemoration of the end of World War II, Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton-Rothschild commissioned artist Philippe Julian to design a special label to adorn the bottles of the 1945 vintage. The final version depicted the "V for Victory" rally cry which had been so closely associated with Winston Churchill. This jubilant post-war theme was continued in the following vintage by artist Jean Hugo, whose ink and gouache design depicted a dove of peace, hovering over the vineyard with an olive branch in its beak.
Thus was born the tradition, and with every vintage since 1945, Mouton bottles have been adorned with specially designed labels. As vintages differ in style and substance, so have the labels. Themes have ranged from sensual to political, with most reflecting a vinous theme.
Some of the most notable masters of 20th Century art have created original works for the label series, including cubist Georges Braque, surrealist Salvador Dali, sculptor Henry Moore, abstract expressionist Wassily Kandinsky, master painter Pablo Picasso and pop-artist Andy Warhol.
An exhibition celebrating the unique collection of these original works was first mounted in Bordeaux in 1981 and subsequently travelled the world. Showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal in 1982, the exhibition then moved to Japan, the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh International Festival in 1983, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Victoria and Albert Museum of London in 1985.
The avid interest among collectors in the artist label series is a fitting tribute to the unwavering dedication of Baron Philippe, who was known not only for his standards of excellence in wine-making, but also for his keen interest and support of the arts. His remarkable contributions in both areas will long be memorialized by this artist label series.
Above 20 bottles per lot
--Vintage 1948 Mid-shoulder level, stained label (1)
--Vintage 1950 Mid-shoulder level (1)
--Vintage 1956 (1)
Mid-shoulder level, label with minor stains and tattered upper right corner
--Vintage 1957 (1)
Top-shoulder level, label bin-soiled and stained
--Vintage 1958 High-shoulder level (1)
--Vintage 1960 (1) High-shoulder level, slightly faded label
--Vintage 1964 High-shoulder level (1)
--Vintage 1965 (1)
High-shoulder level, label with minor bin-soil
--Vintage 1967 Top-shoulder level, label glue-stained (1) --Vintage 1968 (1)
High-shoulder level, label with minor bin-soil
--Vintage 1969 Slightly glue-stained label (1)
--Vintage 1971 Label lightly scuffed (1)
--Vintage 1972 Label lightly scuffed (1)
--Vintage 1973 Top-shoulder level (1)
--Vintage 1974 (1)
--Vintage 1977 (1)
--Vintage 1980 Réserve Nicolas, minor spot on label (1) --Vintage 1981 (1)
--Vintage 1983 (1)
--Vintage 1984 (1)
In commemoration of the end of World War II, Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton-Rothschild commissioned artist Philippe Julian to design a special label to adorn the bottles of the 1945 vintage. The final version depicted the "V for Victory" rally cry which had been so closely associated with Winston Churchill. This jubilant post-war theme was continued in the following vintage by artist Jean Hugo, whose ink and gouache design depicted a dove of peace, hovering over the vineyard with an olive branch in its beak.
Thus was born the tradition, and with every vintage since 1945, Mouton bottles have been adorned with specially designed labels. As vintages differ in style and substance, so have the labels. Themes have ranged from sensual to political, with most reflecting a vinous theme.
Some of the most notable masters of 20th Century art have created original works for the label series, including cubist Georges Braque, surrealist Salvador Dali, sculptor Henry Moore, abstract expressionist Wassily Kandinsky, master painter Pablo Picasso and pop-artist Andy Warhol.
An exhibition celebrating the unique collection of these original works was first mounted in Bordeaux in 1981 and subsequently travelled the world. Showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal in 1982, the exhibition then moved to Japan, the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh International Festival in 1983, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Victoria and Albert Museum of London in 1985.
The avid interest among collectors in the artist label series is a fitting tribute to the unwavering dedication of Baron Philippe, who was known not only for his standards of excellence in wine-making, but also for his keen interest and support of the arts. His remarkable contributions in both areas will long be memorialized by this artist label series.
Above 20 bottles per lot
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