George Rodrigue Prints and Multiples
American, 1944-2013
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.
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(Biography provided by Louisiana Art, LLC)
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Artist: George Rodrigue
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Blue - Split Font - Signed Silkscreen Print - Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a background of gray, yellow, purple, and 2 shades of pink with a black tree. to the left of the tree is a blue dog and forward is a red dog with a sh...
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Three D - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of 3 dogs each framed in black with multiple backgrounds. One dog is sitting on a purple moon with a black background, 1 dog is sitting behind an olive colored orb with a darker green tree and a light green background, and 1 dog is dressed in a red cape sitting atop 3 orange...
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Color Me Mustard - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of 2 frames; one with the head of a blue dog with a purple background lurking over a fresh cooked hot dog. The second frame has a yellow dog...
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Space Traveler Black Border - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a purplish/blue background, a blue dog with a red cape covering head, ears and body, sitting atop 3 brownish/yellow moons. The dog has soulful yellow ...
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Soul Mates Black and White- Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a white background. There is a woman with dog ears and red lipstick centered between 2 dogs. The woman and dogs are painted in black & white with onl...
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Soul Mates - Variant 3 - Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a white background with a blue female with dog ears, red lips, yellow, orange and black hair, wearing a black shirt/sweater, centered between 2 blue do...
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By The Light of the Moon Split Font - Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of 3 dogs; one blue, one black & white and one red. The background consists of blue shades from dark to light. There is a brownish m...
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Soul Mates - Variant 4 - Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a black background with a blue female with dog ears, red lips, yellow, orange and black hair, wearing a black shirt/sweater, centered between 2 blue do...
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Bluedogart com Yellow Flowers - Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a silver background with a thin purple border and yellow flowers scattered throughout with a red and purple open laptop and 2 dogs and a red flower on ...
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Junkyard Dog - Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a single dog at the left bottom of a solid black background. There are 6 cars alternating green and 2 toned red/orange surrounding the dog from top to...
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Space Chair - Split Font - Blue Pink 1 - Silkscreen Signed Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a dark blue fading into 2 shades of pink background and a dog sitting on a dark red chair in front of earth. The dog has...
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Carnival Time - White/Black - Set of 2 - Signed Silkscreen Print - Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of 2 frames, one white and one black background with a single blue dog in each, both donning decorative anklets, a green, yellow & purple necktie and a Mardi Gras mask...
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Soul Mates - Variant I - Signed Silkscreen Print - Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a white background with a blue and white female with yellow and black hair centered between 2 blue dogs. All 3 have soulful yellow eyes. This pop art...
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Blue Dog "The Rat Pack" Matching Numbered Set of 3 Signed Silkscreen Prints
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a matching numbers set of prints each with 4 dogs on motorcycles each of a different color with varying neck scarf colors. Each print within the set h...
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Find a wide variety of authentic George Rodrigue prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of prints and multiples to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple, pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by George Rodrigue in screen print, paper, archival paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large George Rodrigue prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Robert Indiana, Agent X, and James Rosenquist.
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Questions About George Rodrigue Prints and Multiples
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022George Rodrigue’s art style is largely classified as Pop art. He often used hard-edge techniques to create dramatic transitions between colors. Much of his work focuses on the landscapes and residents of Louisiana. On 1stDibs, shop a range of George Rodrigue art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The dog in the “Blue Dog” paintings by George Rodrigue is not a real breed. The paintings were inspired by a combination of Rodrigue’s deceased dog Tiffany and a loup-garou or rougarou, a dog-like creature from Cajun folklore. On 1stDibs, find a range of George Rodrigue art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022George Rodrigue's main medium is painting. He often produced mixed media works on board, combining acrylic paints, silkscreen, metal and illustrations to create unified compositions. He is well-known for his “Blue Dog” and “Cajun” series. On 1stDibs, find a variety of George Rodrigue art.