George Rodrigue

(American, 1944–2013)

George Rodrigue was an American painter known for his iconic and long-running Blue Dog series of paintings. Beginning in the late 1980s, Rodrigue painted a reoccurring character of a blue dog with yellow eyes, always in the same pose but placed in a variety of settings. The character became a popular and well-known image outside of the art world, notably being featured in an Absolut Vodka advertising campaign. He was born on March 13, 1944 in New Iberia, LA and studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Early in his career, he became known for his Cajun-inspired paintings of landscapes, including the notable monochromatic Aioli Dinner (1971) which depicts a family seated at a long outdoor table in front of a plantation home. In 1975, he was awarded an Honorable Mention from Le Salon in Paris, and dubbed by the French newspaper Le Figaro as the “American Rousseau.” The artist has also painted Cajun celebrities, such as Paul Prudhomme, and several US presidents, including George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. His work was the subject of a major retrospective at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 2008—he died on December 14, 2013 in Houston, TX.

George Rodrigue Artworks

George Rodrigue (953 results)

Blue dog, 2000

George Rodrigue

Blue dog, 2000

Sale Date: June 27, 2012

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Wedding in Rosa, Louisiana, 1982

George Rodrigue

Wedding in Rosa, Louisiana, 1982

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Peeling crawfish at Pierre Part

George Rodrigue

Peeling crawfish at Pierre Part

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Dog & hog to go

George Rodrigue

Dog & hog to go

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Untitled blue dog

George Rodrigue

Untitled blue dog

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Blue Dog with Yellow Spiral

George Rodrigue

Blue Dog with Yellow Spiral

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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Blue Dog with Stripes

George Rodrigue

Blue Dog with Stripes

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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In a Yellow World

George Rodrigue

In a Yellow World

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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The Flowers of Susan, 1991

George Rodrigue

The Flowers of Susan, 1991

Sale Date: April 22, 2012

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Tee coon at home, 1991

George Rodrigue

Tee coon at home, 1991

Sale Date: February 5, 2012

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Ms. Myself & I (+ Baby George and boogie bear,...

George Rodrigue

Ms. Myself & I (+ Baby George and boogie bear,...

Sale Date: February 4, 2012

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Purity of soul

George Rodrigue

Purity of soul

Sale Date: February 4, 2012

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I thought I knew where my life was going, 1992

George Rodrigue

I thought I knew where my life was going, 1992

Sale Date: November 20, 2011

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Blue eyes for me, 1991

George Rodrigue

Blue eyes for me, 1991

Sale Date: November 20, 2011

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It's at night I get broken up, 2007

George Rodrigue

It's at night I get broken up, 2007

Sale Date: October 26, 2011

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Can't get you off my mind, 1992

George Rodrigue

Can't get you off my mind, 1992

Sale Date: October 26, 2011

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Untitled (Blue dog)

George Rodrigue

Untitled (Blue dog)

Sale Date: September 30, 2011

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Coulee landscape with a shack and a pirogue, 1970

George Rodrigue

Coulee landscape with a shack and a pirogue, 1970

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Portrait of my past, 1996

George Rodrigue

Portrait of my past, 1996

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Cabin in the bayou

George Rodrigue

Cabin in the bayou

Sale Date: September 11, 2011

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Blue dog

George Rodrigue

Sale Date: August 21, 2011

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Of Tiffany, 1991

George Rodrigue

Of Tiffany, 1991

Sale Date: June 11, 2011

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Live oak tree and cabin (+ Live oak tree with a...

George Rodrigue

Live oak tree and cabin (+ Live oak tree with a...

Sale Date: June 26, 2011

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Coulee landscape with a shack and a pirogue

George Rodrigue

Coulee landscape with a shack and a pirogue

Sale Date: June 5, 2011

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