Blue Dog For President Original Silkscreen Signed Paint Pen by George Rodrigue

Description: “Blue Dog for President,” Red Eye AP Variant (1996) This piece is a 1/1 artist proof with the only signed example of the Blue Dog with Red eyes created for the Union Station exhibition in Washington DC. This piece has not been examined outside the frame, and appears to have been touched up, likely hand of the artist, to make corrections to the silkscreen process! About the Blue Dog:   ”The Blue Dog appeared in my life as a happy accident. For 25 years I paired the Cajun culture with hopes of capturing parts of Louisiana that seemed to be disappearing. One of the stories my mother told me as a child was that if I was not good today, the Loup-Garou would come get me tonight. This mad, wolflike creature that resembled a dog was a Cajun fable brought over from France by the early settlers of Acadiana. In 1984 I painted the first version of this story in oil paint until the public began calling it “the blue dog” during an exhibition of my work in Los Angeles in 1988. As a Blue Dog the image became very different- bluer, more stylized, and contained with more colorful and varied surroundings. In 1990 I abandoned the Cajun works and started painting Blue Dogs full time. Almost from the beginning I recognized the image’s conduciveness to silkscreen design.   ABOUT GEORGE RODRIGUE (1944-2013) Born and raised in Cajun Country, Louisiana, U.S.A., artist George Rodrigue portrayed on his canvas what he feared was his dying heritage—-including its land, people, traditions, and mythology. As he often explained, he sought to “graphically interpret the Cajun culture,” preserving it in the face of a progressive world. Rodrigue’s art studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles spawned one of the greatest success stories in American art. In the early 1990s his Blue Dog Series, based on the French-Cajun loup-garou legend, catapulted him to worldwide fame, while his dark Renaissance-like landscapes developed into robust modern masterpieces. As a passionate philanthropist, Rodrigue founded the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, advocating the importance of the arts in education. Programs include art supplies for schools, scholarships, and arts integration through Louisiana A+ Schools.   All reasonable offers considered, I hope this beautiful piece of Blue Dog and Louisiana art history finds its way into your home! Perfect for the fine art connoisseur in your life!

Price: 4599 USD

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

End Time: 2024-12-26T22:05:08.000Z

Shipping Cost: 150 USD