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)

Wedding is Rosa, Louisiana, 1982

George Rodrigue

Wedding is Rosa, Louisiana, 1982

Sale Date: June 5, 2011

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Three little pigs

George Rodrigue

Three little pigs

Sale Date: June 5, 2011

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The blues are bigger than both of us, 1996

George Rodrigue

The blues are bigger than both of us, 1996

Sale Date: May 24, 2011

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I live for my country, 1996

George Rodrigue

I live for my country, 1996

Sale Date: May 9, 2011

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Blue dog: yellow, orange, red and blue

George Rodrigue

Blue dog: yellow, orange, red and blue

Sale Date: April 16, 2011

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I thought you were my lifetime baby-doll, 1989

George Rodrigue

I thought you were my lifetime baby-doll, 1989

Sale Date: March 6, 2011

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Billy blue kid, 1989

George Rodrigue

Billy blue kid, 1989

Sale Date: March 6, 2011

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

George Rodrigue

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

Sale Date: February 12, 2011

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City slicker: White, 1998

George Rodrigue

City slicker: White, 1998

Sale Date: September 25, 2010

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Grow up, 2001

George Rodrigue

Grow up, 2001

Sale Date: November 21, 2010

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Lost in the painted desert

George Rodrigue

Lost in the painted desert

Sale Date: November 21, 2010

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Blue dog with flowers

George Rodrigue

Blue dog with flowers

Sale Date: November 20, 2010

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Cosmic cousins

George Rodrigue

Cosmic cousins

Sale Date: November 14, 2010

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Voodoo will get me back to you, 1995

George Rodrigue

Voodoo will get me back to you, 1995

Sale Date: November 14, 2010

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Blue dog

George Rodrigue

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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They tell me things I've never heard before, 1996

George Rodrigue

They tell me things I've never heard before, 1996

Sale Date: September 11, 2010

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Roses for you

George Rodrigue

Roses for you

Sale Date: September 11, 2010

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Polly Island, 1985

George Rodrigue

Polly Island, 1985

Sale Date: September 12, 2010

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Blue dog in Louisiana swamp with an..., 2005

George Rodrigue

Blue dog in Louisiana swamp with an..., 2005

Sale Date: July 17, 2010

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Blue dog with red flowers, 2001

George Rodrigue

Blue dog with red flowers, 2001

Sale Date: July 18, 2010

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Blue dog on pink, 1998

George Rodrigue

Blue dog on pink, 1998

Sale Date: July 18, 2010

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Polly Island, 1985

George Rodrigue

Polly Island, 1985

Sale Date: July 18, 2010

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Matching racing in Carencro, 1984

George Rodrigue

Matching racing in Carencro, 1984

Sale Date: July 18, 2010

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Louisiana oaks, 1983

George Rodrigue

Louisiana oaks, 1983

Sale Date: July 18, 2010

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