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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 12, 2015 | Neal Auction Company | New Orleans | Day 1 - Important Estates Auction | 372 | $****** - ****** | "Through the Lavender Woods" |
paintings
50.8 x 76.2 cm (20 x 30 in)
oil and acrylic on canvas, framed
signed lower left
Galerie Blue Dog, Carmel, CA NoteIn the early Blue Dog painting offered here, George Rodrigue can be seen experimenting with the Louisiana landscape. In Through the Lavender Woods, the sky and ground are composed of expressionistic, vibrant and dynamic swirls of magenta, purple and blue, highlighting Rodrigues interest in color. The movement of these colors gives emphasis to the shapes of the Blue Dog and crescent moon and are broken only by the dark shapes of the trees. The moon serves to not only add a luminescent quality to the work, but it also is a symbol of a city that was increasingly important to the artist. From 1990 to 1992, Rodrigues newly-opened New Orleans gallery led to his growing fame nationwide, as the loup-garou of the mid-1980s and early 1990s transitioned on the canvas to the iconic Blue Dog seen in the work offered here.
George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944-2013) , "Through the Lavender Woods", 1992, oil and acrylic on canvas, signed lower left, 20 in. x 30 in., framed
