{"id":17640,"date":"2024-04-24T10:26:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/?p=17640"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:14:59","slug":"george-rodrigue-blue-dog-the-finish-line-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/george-rodrigue-blue-dog-the-finish-line-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"The Finish Line 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/art\/available-paintings\/#gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/George-Rodrigue-Blue-Dog-The-Finish-Line-web.jpg\" alt=\"George Rodrigue Blue Dog\" width=\"1000\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/George-Rodrigue-Blue-Dog-The-Finish-Line-web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/George-Rodrigue-Blue-Dog-The-Finish-Line-web-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/George-Rodrigue-Blue-Dog-The-Finish-Line-web-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/George-Rodrigue-Blue-Dog-The-Finish-Line-web-600x362.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><b><i data-wp-editing=\"1\"><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b><i data-wp-editing=\"1\">The Finish Line<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">2001 by George Rodrigue<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Approximate size, 54 x 90 inches<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Acrylic and oil on canvas<br \/>\n<\/span>Signed by the artist<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/galleries\/\">Contact gallery for pricing.<\/a>\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><em>Availability subject to change without notice.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While attending art school in Los Angeles, Rodrigue deepened his appreciation for the titans of art. Artists like Michelangelo, Ingres, and Manet influenced Rodrigue, specifically when it came to depictions of the human figure. Such an influence is evident in <em>The Finish Line<\/em>. A provocative painting of a reclining nude, <em>The Finish Line<\/em> demonstrates both Rodrigue&#8217;s adeptness at figure painting and the Blue Dog&#8217;s versatility. Often categorized as pop art owing to its graphic design and saturated color, in <em>The Finish Line<\/em>, Rodrigue brings the dog into the realm of surrealism. By combining the classical nude with a deconstructed Blue Dog, Rodrigue highlights the unexpected associations common in surrealism.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Finish Line 2001 by George Rodrigue Approximate size, 54 x 90 inches Acrylic and oil on canvas Signed by the artist Contact gallery for pricing.\u00a0 Availability subject to change without notice. While attending art school in Los Angeles, Rodrigue deepened his appreciation for the titans of art. Artists like Michelangelo, Ingres, and Manet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":418,"featured_media":17638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-img"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Finish Line 2001 - George Rodrigue Studios<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/george-rodrigue-blue-dog-the-finish-line-2001\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Finish Line 2001 - George Rodrigue Studios\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; The Finish Line 2001 by George Rodrigue Approximate size, 54 x 90 inches Acrylic and oil on canvas Signed by the artist Contact gallery for pricing.\u00a0 Availability subject to change without notice. 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