Mouton label by John Houston.

NEW YORK.- From February 23rd through March 10th, 2007, Sotheby’s New York will hold an extraordinary exhibition of original paintings commissioned to illustrate the labels of vintages from the famed Château Mouton Rothschild, one of the world’s greatest wines and a First Growth in the Bordeaux region. Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, the current owner of the Château, has continued a tradition begun in 1945 by her father, the legendary Baron Philippe in which the bottles containing its vintages are illustrated with a label depicting an original work by a renowned artist. The exhibition, which will coincide with the February 23rd unveiling of the painting for the 2004 label, a watercolor by HRH The Prince of Wales, will include works by great artists such as Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Robert Motherwell, Balthus, among many others. A retrospective tasting and benefit dinner will also be held; details will be forthcoming. Separate catalogues will be published for both the exhibition and the sale. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)