Lot 289
  • 289

George Rodrigue

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • George Rodrigue
  • I Was Before the Blue Dog
  • signed, titled and dated 1998 on the overlap
  • oil on canvas
  • 48 by 36 in.
  • 121.9 by 91.4 cm.

Provenance

Rodrigue Studio, Carmel, California
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Literature

George Rodrigue and Tom Brokaw, Blue Dog Man, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, 1999, illustrated

Condition

In very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

'I Was Before the Blue Dog' is an homage to Tiffany, the artist's pet years ag.  Tiffany is now the inspiration for the Blue Dog, the beloved symbol in many of Rodrigue's works.