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.

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When she's good, she's very, very good. But when

George Rodrigue

When she's good, she's very, very good. But when

Sale Date: March 10, 2009

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I hear the blues, i see the blues, i sing the...

George Rodrigue

I hear the blues, i see the blues, i sing the...

Sale Date: March 10, 2009

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Walking in the Bayou Teche: traditional series, 1988

George Rodrigue

Walking in the Bayou Teche: traditional series, 1988

Sale Date: February 7, 2009

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Goat with oak: traditional series

George Rodrigue

Goat with oak: traditional series

Sale Date: February 7, 2009

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Honey moon glow, 1991

George Rodrigue

Honey moon glow, 1991

Sale Date: February 7, 2009

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Green fields, 1991

George Rodrigue

Green fields, 1991

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Opening oysters at Bayou Pettitance..., 1985–1989

George Rodrigue

Opening oysters at Bayou Pettitance..., 1985–1989

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Blue Dog with Box (+ bk by Lawrence S...., 1993

George Rodrigue

Blue Dog with Box (+ bk by Lawrence S...., 1993

Sale Date: October 15, 2008

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Blue, red and white dog

George Rodrigue

Blue, red and white dog

Sale Date: October 15, 2008

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Dreamin' of my corvette, 1995

George Rodrigue

Dreamin' of my corvette, 1995

Sale Date: October 5, 2008

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Like a bolt out of the blue, 1997

George Rodrigue

Like a bolt out of the blue, 1997

Sale Date: October 5, 2008

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Where we caught the fish, 1988

George Rodrigue

Where we caught the fish, 1988

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Thoughts of how it used to be, 1995

George Rodrigue

Thoughts of how it used to be, 1995

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Beautiful dog

George Rodrigue

Beautiful dog

Sale Date: August 3, 2008

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Jolie blonde with dreams, 1989

George Rodrigue

Jolie blonde with dreams, 1989

Sale Date: August 3, 2008

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I've lost my pirogue: Blue Dog Series, 1992

George Rodrigue

I've lost my pirogue: Blue Dog Series, 1992

Sale Date: July 12, 2008

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View from the top, 2000

George Rodrigue

View from the top, 2000

Sale Date: June 8, 2008

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Return of the Loup Garou, 1993

George Rodrigue

Return of the Loup Garou, 1993

Sale Date: June 1, 2008

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Corporate dog, 1994

George Rodrigue

Corporate dog, 1994

Sale Date: May 3, 2008

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Blue dog and tree

George Rodrigue

Blue dog and tree

Sale Date: January 15, 2008

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Bayou morning #1

George Rodrigue

Bayou morning #1

Sale Date: December 2, 2007

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Roses for you (from Traditional series), 1978

George Rodrigue

Roses for you (from Traditional series), 1978

Sale Date: December 1, 2007

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Longfellow, Evangeline and Gabriel (from..., 1981

George Rodrigue

Longfellow, Evangeline and Gabriel (from..., 1981

Sale Date: December 1, 2007

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Technicolor Dreams

George Rodrigue

Technicolor Dreams

Sale Date: November 30, 2007

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