From New Iberia, Louisiana, George Rodrigue is known for his Blue Dog series, inspired by his long-deceased childhood pet, Tiffany, whom he posed with other animals and people for his popular paintings and prints.
Rodrigue had early art talent, and while ill for nearly a year, he used watercolors and crayons to pass the time, and this activity set his future. He studied at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and in Los Angeles at the Art Center College of Design. For a while, Rodrigue painted Abstract Expressionist works but then went back to creating paintings that reflected his own Cajun culture, including folk tales and bayou and swamp landscapes.
Gradually a black and white spaniel, based on his childhood companion, Tiffany, increasingly appeared in Rodgrigue's paintings and became the Blue Dog, now a compelling and humorous Pop figure in his original works and silkscreen reproductions. In 2000, representatives of the Xerox corporation commissioned Rodrigue with a multi-million dollar contract to do a series of Blue Dog paintings to promote their printers.
Rodrigue was also the artist for the Absolut Vodka ads and created the artwork for three New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival posters. The 1995 poster, with the portrait of Louis Armstrong, as well as the one created in 1996 that featured Pete Fountain, have become collector's items.
Rodrigue and his wife, Wendy, created the House of Blues Foundation Room to support arts and cultural programs for youth. Money is raised through the sale of his paintings. A George Rodrigue museum is in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Find original George Rodrigue posters and Blue Dog paintings on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by Louisiana Art, LLC)
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Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 141/190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on a...
Screen
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Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 142/190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival pap...
Screen
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Midnight Surprise (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Midnight Surprise (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2000 Edition: 62/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper Size: 22 x 17.5 inches Con...
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Bunny On The Run, Screenprint Poster by Keith Haring
By Keith Haring
Located in Long Island City, NY
Date: 1990 Screenprint Poster, signed and dated in plate, numbered in pencil Edition of 1000 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 32 x 23 in. (81.28 x 58.42 cm) Commissioned by Playboy. ...
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Keith Haring Luna Luna 1986
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Luna Luna Karussell. A Poetic Extravaganza!, 1986 (Keith haring Luna Luna): Luna Luna "was organized by Andre Heller for “A Fair with Mod...
Offset, Paper
$550
H 7 in W 7 in
Rare 1980s Keith Haring Record Art (Keith Haring David Bowie)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring record art 1983 & 1988: A set of 2 rare 1980s Japanese vinyl records featuring original artwork by Keith Haring: David BOWIE "Without You" & Hiroshima All Stars. Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall art and unique vintage Keith Haring collectibles. *1st Pressings 1983 & 1988 (not re-issues). Medium: Off-Set Lithograph on vinyl record covers. Dimensions: 7 x 7 inches. Printed signatures on lower right & left dated - 1983 & 1988 respectively. Light signs of handling; otherwise good to very overall vintage condition. Includes the original records (very good condition). Literature/References: Taschen: Art Record Covers. _ Keith Haring Album Art: a brief history: Whether collaborating with Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, regularly frequenting clubs like Paradise Garage alongside close friend Larry Levan, or sketching DJ robots, New York artist and activist Keith Haring’s work was deeply entwined with the music world lending his vision to sounds by everyone from David Bowie to Run DMC. Looking for something cool to complement this work? Please feel free to browse additional items like this from Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Keith Haring & more on our 1stDibs gallery page. Related Categories Keith Haring prints. Keith Haring figurative. East Village art...
Offset
Venice Biennale COW
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Created by Andy Warhol for the 1976 Venice Biennale, Venice Biennale COW is a lithograph on wove paper that contains the artist’s name twice as well as "Copyright Andy Warhol La Bien...
Lithograph
$4,500
H 29 in W 23.5 in
Walasse Ting - Green Cat, etching and aquatint, Signed/N, scarce Italian print
By Walasse Ting
Located in New York, NY
Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 Green Cat, 1984 Color etching and aquatint on copper plate, printed on Fabriano Rosaspina paper Pencil signed, numbered 178/230, dated 1984 along with artist's perso...
Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Etching, Aquatint
$2,963
H 48 in W 46 in D 1 in
Home Serigraph by Romero Britto, Hand Signed, Pop Art, Framed, 1990s
By Romero Britto
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower left margin by Romero Britto. Hand numbered AP lower right margin (there is also a main edition of 300). Dedicated and signed lowe...
Gesso, Board, Screen
$324,500
H 38 in W 38 in
Bald Eagle FS II.296 Screen Print on Lennox Museum Board, Signed, Edition 75/150
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Bald Eagle, from Endangered Species. Screen print in colors on Lennox Museum Board. Hand signed and numbered by Andy Warhol. Edition 75/150 (there were also 30 AP's, 5 PP's, 5 EP'...
Paper, Screen
$1,500
H 17 in W 27.5 in
So I lean back (Oo La La) Jim Dine lithograph and Ron Padgett poetry pink bird
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
A sparrow perches at the center of a swath of pale pink, around which wraps hand-written lines from Ron Padgett’s poem “Ode to Clemens Laurrell”: “So I lean back against the willows ...
Lithograph
$2,250
H 28.5 in W 34.5 in D 1.5 in
New Horizon, Signed 3D Constructed Serigraph, 28 x 34 in. Framed, Pop Art, 2014
By Romero Britto
Located in Aventura, FL
Three-dimensional serigraph construction in colors with cut-outs. Hand signed lower left margin by Romero Britto. Hand numbered 743/750 lower right margin. Artwork size: 22.625 x ...
Paper, Screen
Andy Warhol, Lion - Signed Print, Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Hamburg, DE
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Lion, 1975 Medium: Offset lithograph on wove paper Print dimensions: 28 × 20 cm (11 × 7 9/10 in) Frame dimensions: 32.8 x 25.8 x 2.9 cm (13 x 10 x 1...
Offset
Endangered Species
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Created by Bluegrass Editions after Andy Warhol's iconic Endangered Species portfolio, this complete set of ten color lithographs was issued posthumously as proofs from an unsigned, ...
Lithograph
$1,450
H 2.6 in W 2.6 in
Red Grooms - Rover, color lithograph on paper, signed/N, Framed, by PACE Prints
By Red Grooms
Located in New York, NY
Red Grooms Rover, 1996 Color lithograph on wove paper Color lithograph on wove paper Boldly signed and numbered 42/75 in red marker on the front this work is held in its original fra...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 33 in
Starry, Starry Eyes (George Rodrigue Blue Dog, Signed Lt'd Ed. Print)
By George Rodrigue
Located in New Orleans, LA
(NOTE FROM DEALER: this print has some barely detectable flaws in the surface if you examine it closely. They're hard to find unless looking for them, essentially invisible behind glass; though they do not detract visually, we have reduced the price by $1,000 accordingly ). George Rodrigue's now iconic Blue Dog in all his glory. No need to catch you up on the fame and backstory of these if you're already aware, but if not, there's a lot on the Internet to read. This is a signed artist's proof. Strangely there is no category for "silkscreen" to choose from here, so we had to choose "lithograph," but this is a silkscreen, not a lithograph. This is from an edition of only 175. This print is illustrated in the catalogue raisonne, 1970 - 2007 (New York, Abrams, 2008) p. 54. Again, there are flaws in the surface you have to really look to find (we had to remove the print from the frame to find them and had difficulty photographing them - see photos); we have reduced the price accordingly. Proudly presented by Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, with our firm guarantee. Here's the introduction to his Wikipedia entry: "George Rodrigue (March 13, 1944 – December 14, 2013) was an American artist who in the late 1960s began painting Louisiana landscapes,[1] followed soon after by outdoor family gatherings[2] and southwest Louisiana 19th-century and early 20th-century genre scenes.[3] His paintings often include moss-clad oak trees,[4] which are common to an area of French Louisiana known as Acadiana. In the mid-1990s Rodrigue's Blue Dog paintings...
Lithograph
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H 16 in W 23 in
I See You, You See Me (Blue Dog), Signed Numbered Contemporary New Orleans Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in New Orleans, LA
George Rodrigue's now iconic Blue Dog in all his glory. No need to catch you up on the fame and backstory of these if you're already aware, but if not, there's a ton on the Internet ...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 33 in
Starry, Starry Eyes (Blue Dog, Signed Framed Contemporary Silkscreen Print)
By George Rodrigue
Located in New Orleans, LA
George Rodrigue's now iconic Blue Dog in all his glory. No need to catch you up on the fame and backstory of these if you're already aware, but if not, there's a ton on the Internet ...
Lithograph
Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper S...
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Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper S...
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Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper S...
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Angel Baby (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Angel Baby (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2000 Edition: 150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper Size:...
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Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series)
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper S...
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Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series)
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper S...
Screen
Blue Skies Shinning on Me
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Blue Skies Shinning on Me Year: 2005 Edition: 190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper Size: 15 x 12 inches Condition: Excelle...
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Blue Skies Shinning on Me
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Blue Skies Shinning on Me Year: 2005 Edition: 190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper Size: 15 x 12 inches Condition: Excelle...
Screen
Purity of Soul
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Purity of Soul Year: 2005 Edition: 190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper Size: 15 x 12 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
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