2000
From New Iberia, Louisiana, George Rodrigue is known for his Blue Dog series, inspired by his long-deceased childhood pet, Tiffany, whom he posed with other animals and people for his popular paintings and prints.
Rodrigue had early art talent, and while ill for nearly a year, he used watercolors and crayons to pass the time, and this activity set his future. He studied at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and in Los Angeles at the Art Center College of Design. For a while, Rodrigue painted Abstract Expressionist works but then went back to creating paintings that reflected his own Cajun culture, including folk tales and bayou and swamp landscapes.
Gradually a black and white spaniel, based on his childhood companion, Tiffany, increasingly appeared in Rodgrigue's paintings and became the Blue Dog, now a compelling and humorous Pop figure in his original works and silkscreen reproductions. In 2000, representatives of the Xerox corporation commissioned Rodrigue with a multi-million dollar contract to do a series of Blue Dog paintings to promote their printers.
Rodrigue was also the artist for the Absolut Vodka ads and created the artwork for three New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival posters. The 1995 poster, with the portrait of Louis Armstrong, as well as the one created in 1996 that featured Pete Fountain, have become collector's items.
Rodrigue and his wife, Wendy, created the House of Blues Foundation Room to support arts and cultural programs for youth. Money is raised through the sale of his paintings. A George Rodrigue museum is in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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(Biography provided by Louisiana Art, LLC)
$4,895
H 14 in W 14 in D 3 in
I'm the Real Thing Green - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a dark green background with a blue dog with soulful yellow eyes sitting to the right of an old-fashioned style Coca-Cola machine. This pop art animal...
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$4,895
H 14 in W 14 in D 3 in
I'm the Real Thing Yellow - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a yellow background with a blue dog with soulful yellow eyes sitting to the right of an old-fashioned style Coca-Cola machine. This pop art animal ori...
Screen
$6,995
H 23 in W 31 in D 3 in
Oh Say Can You See - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a dark blue background with various sizes of Blue Dog soulful yellow eyes and 3 dogs; 1 white & black, 1 red and one blue. All dogs...
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Bluedogart com - Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a purple and yellow split background with a light blue open laptop and 2 dogs on the screen with the website name. Both dogs have soulful yellow eyes....
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$20,995
H 33 in W 23 in D 1 in
Original By the Light Of the Moon - Remarqued - Signed Silkscreen Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of the By the Light of the Moon print with candles and a moon with several dogs, including the black & white, a re...
Screen
$14,995
H 17 in W 13 in D 1 in
La Petite Femme Chere - Signed Silkscreen Print - Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a single dog sitting in the middle of a pure white background. The dog has soulful yellow eyes. This pop art animal original silkscreen print on paper is hand signed by the artist. Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “La Petite Femme...
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$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 12 in
Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 141/190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on a...
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George Rodrigue -- Sunshine on My Shoulder
By George Rodrigue
Located in BRUCE, ACT
George Rodrigue Sunshine on My Shoulder, 2005 Screenprint Hand signed in silver ink lower right Numbered 61/190 Sheet size 38 x 30.5 cm Frame size 61 x 51.5 x 2.5 cm Beautifu...
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Thunder Road - Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of the dog in a red race car on an asphalt racetrack, blue sky and checkered wall strips. The blue dog has blissful yellow eyes. This pop art animal original silkscreen print on paper is hand signed by the artist. Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Thunder Road...
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$9,495
H 18 in W 31 in D 1 in
Blue Dog "The Millennium - Remarqued" Signed One Of A Kind Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a blue background. This picture is multi-dimensional with butterflies, blue dogs, a gondola, Earth and an Egyptian. Celebrating Y2K! A Unique One of A...
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George's Sweet Inspirations, Hand Signed Screen Print, 20/150, Blue Dog, Framed
By George Rodrigue
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen Print in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right in gold ink by George Rodrigue. Hand numbered 20/150 lower left in gold ink. Image size: 20 x 15.5 inches. Sheet size: 22 x 17.5 inches. Frame size: 25 x 20.5 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. About the Artist: George Rodrigue (born March 13, 1944) is a Cajun artist who grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. Rodrigue began painting outdoor family gatherings framed by moss-clad oak trees in an area of French Louisiana known as Acadiana. Rodrigue attended the Brothers of the Christian Schools all-male high school called St. Peter's College, (now Catholic High School) which was located near St. Peter's Church, and on the banks of the Bayou Teche as it runs through New Iberia. He studied art formally at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana) and the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He later trained in New York, and became well known for his abstract expressionism of Cajun subjects, inspired by his roots. Rodrigue’s early notable works include The Aioli Dinner and Three Oaks. His most famous works include the Acadian heroine, Evangeline, portrayed in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (1847) and the Cajun modern-day Evangeline, Jolie Blonde...
Paper, Screen
Upsidedown Too (custom framed hand signed silkscreen on gesso board)
By Romero Britto
Located in Aventura, FL
Silkscreen in colors on gesso board. Hand signed lower right by Romero Britto. Hand numbered 51/110 lower left. Artwork size: 24 x 18 inches. Custom framed as pictured with linen...
Screen, Board
Soul Patrol Screen Print, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1992, Edition 1/20
By Ronnie Cutrone
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered. Artwork is in excellent condition. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity included. Of 20. All reasonable offers will be...
Screen, Paper
Lady and the Tramp, Original Pop Art Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed
By Jozza
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Canvas is framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Amazonas Odiosonas, Hand Signed Serigraph, Custom Framed, Edition of 24
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right by Pedro Friedberg. Hand numbered 2/24 lower left. Framed as pictured in the signature Friedeberg striped gold leaf frame. S...
Paper, Screen
New Horizon, Signed 3D Constructed Serigraph, 28 x 34 in. Framed, Pop Art, 2014
By Romero Britto
Located in Aventura, FL
Three-dimensional serigraph construction in colors with cut-outs. Hand signed lower left margin by Romero Britto. Hand numbered 743/750 lower right margin. Artwork size: 22.625 x ...
Paper, Screen
