Most artists who achieve popular success are recognized for a single body of work. Fewer artists have achieved that success from two distinct series. For George Rodrigue (1944-2013), the paintings that came before the iconic Blue Dogs he painted for three decades were his Cajun paintings. This body of work...
Broussard’s Barbershop, designed in 1971 by George Rodrigue, is a newly released print in 2022. This Estate Open Edition measures 19 x 26 inches and is available for purchase from Rodrigue Studios or online. The people seen in George Rodrigue’s landscapes are his ancestors — Acadians forced to flee their...
The 2023 Rodrigue Wall Calendar is now in stock. New George Rodrigue calendar features colorful bold, contemporary paintings by George Rodrigue! Now available at your local bookseller, in person at our Lafayette or New Orleans Galleries, or online here. *Price and availability subject to change without notice
Pop art is deeply rooted in the popular culture, products, and advertisements of the second half of the twentieth century. A movement rich in symbolism, often there is one image that is inextricably linked to a particular artist. Andy Warhol had his Campbell Soup cans, Roy Lichtenstein his enlarged comic...
Blue Dog, Blue Sea, designed in 1995 by George Rodrigue, is a newly released print in 2022. This Estate Edition of 225 measures 24 x 24 inches and is available for purchase from Rodrigue Studios or online. George Rodrigue fondly recalled his childhood visits to the Mississippi Gulf Coast with...
Moonstruck, designed in 2012 by George Rodrigue, is a newly released print in 2022. This Estate Edition of 150 measures 20 x 24 inches and is available for purchase from Rodrigue Studios or online. In this late work, George Rodrigue renders the oak tree with the same rules he set...
Gallery Edition II: Untitled “S” Series Mixed Media 1990 by George Rodrigue 28 x 25 inches Acrylic paint and silkscreen ink on paper Location: New Orleans One of Rodrigue’s earliest silkscreens, Gallery Edition II was produced by master printer, Edmond de Boisblanc of Lafayette, Louisiana. This exceptional and rare print was the...
Islands in the Stream 2000 by George Rodrigue 36 x 48 inches Acrylic on canvas Location: New Orleans Reference: Rodrigue, George and Wendy Rodrigue. Blue Dog Love. Editted by David McAninch. Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang NY. (2001). p. 43. From 1990 on, the Red Dog made appearances in Rodrigue’s paintings — sometimes...
Heart and Soul, designed in 2012 by George Rodrigue, is a newly released print in 2021. This Estate Edition of 150 measures 24 x 18 inches and is available for purchase from Rodrigue Studios or online. Note: This silkscreen is “full bleed” meaning the image and paper size are the...
Above everything else, George Rodrigue had fun with his art. In 2000, he told Bryant Gumbel of CBS that he thought combining the strong image of the Blue Dog with those strong graphic images that surrounded Christmas, would be fun. The result was 22 silkscreen prints that depicted the Blue...