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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 | 371 | $****** - ****** | "Blue Dog Looking for a Home" |
paintings
152.4 x 127 cm (60 x 50 in)
acrylic on canvas, framed
signed lower right
Galerie Blue Dog, Carmel, CA NoteAs an artist, George Rodrigue was known for his use of repetitive motifs both from his early oak trees to his Blue Dogs. However, in reality he was constantly changing and adapting these images throughout his career. The aspects that truly remained consistent as Rodrigue grew as an artist were his attention to strong design and his keen understanding and passion for color. In art school, Rodrigues professors described him as a colorist, an ironic title when one considers his dark early oak trees from the 1970s. Yet, in even his darkest canvases Rodrigues color palette is multi-faceted. With his change from oil to acrylic paint in the early 1990s, the artist made his love for primary colors more obvious, and over the years, his canvases began to grow brighter and brighter. In the work offered here, the green background and yellow fluorescent halo surrounding the Blue Dog highlight the brilliant cobalt blue of the dog. Another interesting feature of this canvas is the slight modification to the shape of the Blue Dog. Rodrigue knew that by changing the elements of the dogs face ever so slightly, the Blue Dogs expression could vary, and the slight deviation of the proper right ear gives this Blue Dog a questioning, whimsical appeal perfectly befitting the playful (and appropriate) title. Ref.Rodrigue, Wendy. Red Dog. Musings of an Artists Wife. January 28, 2010. www.wendyrodrigue.com. Accessed July 28, 2015.
George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944-2013) , "Blue Dog Looking for a Home", c. 1995, acrylic on canvas, signed lower right, 60 in. x 50 in., framed
