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)
Blue Dog "Original - Almost Primary Dog, Tiffany" Signed Oil on Canvas
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a mostly pink with yellow background. There are 2 blue leafless trees and a single portrait sized face of a white and black dog (Tiffany). The dog ha...
Canvas, Oil
Original - Boogie Dudley and Blue - Acrylic on Canvas
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a red background with 3 animals, 1 each Boogie Bear, Dudley the dog and Blue Dog. All the animals have soulful yellow eyes and there is a bright yello...
Canvas, Acrylic
She Lit my Fire, acrylic painting by George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in BRUCE, ACT
George Rodrigue She Lit my Fire, 1993. Acrylic on canvas on card. Measurement: 35,5 x 27,5cm Frame: 46,5 x 38,5cm Signed lower left: Rodrigue. As well as with copyright stamp verso:...
Acrylic
George Rodrigue Blue Dog Original Painting on Signed Absolut Vokda Bottle
By George Rodrigue
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Untitled Blue Dog Absolut Vokda Bottle Medium: Original painting on mpty bottle of Absolut vodka Size: 11.75" tall Year: 1992 Inscription: Signed and d...
Acrylic
Original - Waiting in the Green Room - Oil on Canvas
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a green and brown background There are 2 dogs; 1 black and white and 1 blue. Both animals have soulful yellow eyes. This pop art animal original Oil...
Canvas, Oil
Original Untitled Proof Red Eyes - Signed Remarqued Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of 3 different outlined portraits of dogs. One frame is 1 dog on a red background, another is 2 dogs on a dark blue background with a moon and the 3rd is ...
Screen
$3,400
H 35.5 in W 25.5 in
Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum 1986 (Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum poster 1986)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum 1986: Rare original, silkscreened Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum exhibition poster, 1986. Designed & illustr...
Paper, Screen
$1,650
H 15.75 in W 13.75 in D 1 in
George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural Hi...
Watercolor, Engraving
"Bella the Buffalo" - Acrylic on Canvas
By Melinda McLeod
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Melinda has studied life and its movements, developing a remarkably keen artistic technique with her flowing expressionistic style. Growing up in the Midwest she was enamored with n...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,963
H 48 in W 46 in D 1 in
Home Serigraph by Romero Britto, Hand Signed, Pop Art, Framed, 1990s
By Romero Britto
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower left margin by Romero Britto. Hand numbered AP lower right margin (there is also a main edition of 300). Dedicated and signed lowe...
Gesso, Board, Screen
$5,648
H 33.47 in W 39.38 in
Flame Under The Willow by Rene Gonzalez - fox in forest, acrylic on canvas
By Rene Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Flame Under The Willow is an acrylic painting on canvas by artist René Gonzalez. The painting shows a fox moving cautiously through dense willow foliage, looking at flickering flames...
Canvas, Acrylic
La Loba
Located in Zofingen, AG
“La Loba” is a work about an inner movement through the space of memory, intuition, and the search for the self. The female figure seems to move through a forest of inner time, gradu...
Canvas, Acrylic
A Standing Leap at a Gate
By James Seymour
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
James Seymour (1702-1752) A Standing Leap at a Gate Mezzotint with hand colouring Image size 10 x 14 in Framed size 16 1/2 x 20 in James Seymour was an English artist renowned for h...
Mezzotint
White Swan, Psychedelic Screenprint by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
White Swan Max Epstein, Canadian (1932–2002) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed in pencil Edition of 99, AP Image Size: 19 x 28 inches Size: 23 in. x 35 in. (58...
Screen
$3,824
H 29.53 in W 19.69 in
Penumbra (What Follows You?) by R Gonzalez - Night Scene Painting, Animal, Flora
By Rene Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Penumbra (What Follows You?) is an acrylic painting on raw linen canvas by artist René Gonzalez. The painting represents two deer nestled among wildflowers. Dimensions are 75 × 50 cm...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,669
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in
Inflatable Unicorn Cloudscape Painting Blue Sky Fantasy Art on Linen Canvas
By Sofía Cristina Jiménez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Inflatable unicorn cloudscape painting combining fantasy imagery, balloon animal aesthetics and luminous blue sky atmosphere on Belgian linen. This original acrylic painting by Sofía Cristina Jiménez belongs to the Air series, a body of work in which inflatable figures occupy open skies, cloud formations and weightless atmospheric environments. Depicting a silver unicorn transformed into a floating balloon-like object, the painting combines fantasy art, cloudscape painting and pop surrealist imagery within a composition defined by light, openness and visual suspension. At the center of the work, the unicorn appears as a reflective inflatable figure drifting through a brilliant blue sky. Its metallic silver surface captures and reflects surrounding light while contrasting with the soft textures of the clouds. The segmented construction of the form recalls balloon sculptures and inflatable toys, transforming a mythical creature into an object shaped by contemporary visual culture. Throughout the Air series, Sofía Cristina Jiménez investigates the relationship between fantasy, representation and material transformation. Familiar symbols are displaced from their traditional contexts and reimagined through synthetic forms. Here, the unicorn remains recognizable as a mythical figure associated with imagination, wonder and storytelling, yet its inflatable construction subtly shifts its meaning toward contemporary image culture and manufactured fantasy. The expansive cloudscape creates a sense of freedom and spatial ambiguity. Layers of white clouds establish depth and movement while the saturated blue sky provides a powerful chromatic field that reinforces the sensation of elevation and lightness. Rather than presenting a narrative scene, the painting captures a suspended moment between reality and imagination. Executed in acrylic on Belgian linen, the work combines precise rendering of reflective surfaces with atmospheric painterly passages. The result functions simultaneously as a fantasy painting, cloudscape artwork and contemporary figurative composition, making it particularly suitable for collectors interested in pop surrealism, contemporary fantasy imagery and uplifting architectural interiors. Medium: Acrylic on Belgian linen canvas Series: Air Condition: Excellent original condition Frame: Unframed Installation: Ready to hang Authenticity: Unique original artwork This work is particularly suited for collectors interested in unicorn painting...
Linen, Acrylic, Canvas
$1,100
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Timore
By Christine Pultz
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Christine Pultz is a French animal painter born in 1953 who lives & works in Pontault-Combault, France. Through her passion for painting animals, especially f...
Canvas, Acrylic
$8,000
H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
"Big Top" Colorful Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textured Mixed Media, Signed
By Lesley Anne Spowart
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Big Top" 2026 Acrylic paint, oil stick, and mixed media on cradled panel board Signed in the bottom right corner and on the verso. "Big To...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Oil Crayon, Stretcher Bars
Original - Vote For Me - Acrylic on Canvas
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a Blue Dog sitting on a yellow background, wearing a "Stars & Stripes" design necktie. The dog has soulful yellow eyes. This pop art animal original ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Original - Gallery Edition I - MM on Plywood
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a Blue Dog in a Blue Suit sitting on a black background. There is a side strip of yellow with “Rodrigue” written in red and an address for the gallery...
Plywood, Paper
Louisiana Landscape with Two Oak Trees
By George Rodrigue
Located in Metairie, LA
The Oak Tree defined Rodrigue’s early and beloved works, and this piece represented a return to his roots to create a stunning work in the color palate of the artist’s iconic Blue Do...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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H 36 in W 24 in D 1 in
Original - Split Personality - Signed Oil on Canvas Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Original – Split Personality” Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1991 Edition: 1 of 1 Dimensions: 36” X 24” Description: Signed & Unframed co...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Dog "Original - Blue Mood - Oil on Canvas"
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of an all-blue background with the leaves, trees, ground and dog all painted blue, with the exception of the soulful yellow eyes of the dog. This pop art animal original oil on canvas painting is guaranteed authentic and is hand signed by the artist. Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Original...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16 in W 20 in D 1 in
Original - Happy Flowers for Good Luck - Oil on Canvas
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a scenic background of sky, earth and trees with a large dark leafy tree and yellow flowers at the feet of a single blue dog. The dog has soulful yell...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 24 in W 20 in D 3 in
Blue Dog "Original - Twilight" - Signed Oil on Canvas
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a blue and red background with a swirl of pink through the blue section. There is a single blue dog sitting to the right of the swirl. The dog has soulful yellow eyes. This pop art animal original Oil on Canvas is guaranteed authentic and is hand signed by the artist. Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Original...
Canvas, Oil
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H 14 in W 11 in D 3 in
Blue Dog "Original - Untitled - MM III" Tribute to Ukraine On Canvas Board
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
"Ukraine Dog" This Blue Dog work consists of a split vertically center blue and yellow background. There is a single blue dog sitting in the foreground with a fine black outline and a fine white outline. The dog has soulful yellow eyes. This pop art animal original mixed media silkscreen oil paint on canvas is guaranteed authentic and is hand signed by the artist. Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Original...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Screen
Sold
H 18 in W 24 in D 3 in
Blue Dog "Original - Hot Days Ahead" Signed Framed Artwork
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Original - Hot Days Ahead" Medium: Oil on Linen Date: 2000 Edition: 1 Dimensions: 18” X 24” Descriptio...
Linen, Acrylic
Blue Dog "Kiss Me I'm Cajun" Original Oil on Canvas
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “ Original - Kiss Me I'm Cajun” Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1992 Edition: 1 Dimensions: 24” X 18” Description: Signed & Framed with an ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 24 in W 18 in
Original - There's a Fine Line Between Blue and Yellow - Signed Oil on Linen
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of 1 dog on a background of blue and yellow with a fine red line at center dividing the 2 colors of the background. The dog has soulful yellow eyes. The ...
Linen, Oil
Sold
H 36 in W 24 in D 1 in
Original - Split Personality - Signed Oil on Canvas Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Original – Split Personality” Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1991 Edition: 1 of 1 Dimensions: 36” X 24” Description: Signed & Unframed co...
Canvas, Oil