David Hockney Creates Château Mouton Rothschild Wine Label

FAMILY TIES: Artist David Hockney can turn his expert hands to most anything — the spring hawthorn blossom in Yorkshire, Sixties California cityscapes, scenes from the Old Testament — and, of late, a Rothschild wine label. Marking the anniversary of  Baroness Philippine de Rothschild’s death, and the launch of a vintage wine from the same year — 2014 — the Rothschild family invited Hockney to design a new wine label for Château Mouton Rothschild bottles. According to Philippe de Rothschild, co-owner of the family wine estate, Hockney was at the top of the list, given his close relationship with the baroness. The two met 30 years ago, when they performed in a play for a small New York-based theater company together and kept in touch until the baroness’ death. The artist channeled his optimism and humor his illustration for the bottle label, a drawing that shows two wine glasses, one empty, the other full, against a bright blue background. “I loved the illustration because it was joyful and my mother was somebody very joyful. The first thing that came to my mind was the representation of joy and that’s her, so I immediately thought we should go forward with it,” said de Rothschild. Hockney has been having

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