By George Rodrigue
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen Print in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right in gold ink by George Rodrigue. Hand numbered 20/150 lower left in gold ink. Image size: 20 x 15.5 inches. Sheet size: 22 x 17.5 inches. Frame size: 25 x 20.5 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included.
About the Artist: George Rodrigue (born March 13, 1944) is a Cajun artist who grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. Rodrigue began painting outdoor family gatherings framed by moss-clad oak trees in an area of French Louisiana known as Acadiana.
Rodrigue attended the Brothers of the Christian Schools all-male high school called St. Peter's College, (now Catholic High School) which was located near St. Peter's Church, and on the banks of the Bayou Teche as it runs through New Iberia. He studied art formally at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana) and the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He later trained in New York, and became well known for his abstract expressionism of Cajun subjects, inspired by his roots.
Rodrigue’s early notable works include The Aioli Dinner and Three Oaks. His most famous works include the Acadian heroine, Evangeline, portrayed in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (1847) and the Cajun modern-day Evangeline, Jolie Blonde...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints