09-11-200909-12-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2470Boston
September 11, 2009 12:00 PMCalender
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George Rodrigue (American, b. 1944) Cajun Farmer's Daughters

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$21,330$18,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2470Location: BostonDate / Time: September 11, 2009 12:00PM

Description:

George Rodrigue (American, b. 1944)

Cajun Farmer's Daughters, alternatively titled The Daughters of Francis Robert
Signed "Rodrigue" l.l. and "© Rodrigue" on the reverse, titled and numbered
"...#7525" and with stamps from the George Rodrigue Gallery, Lafayette, Louisiana, on the stretcher bars.
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Good.

Literature: Rodrigue, George. The Cajuns of George Rodriguez, Birmingham: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1976, p. 40 (illus.).

Provenance: Purchased at Arvest Galleries, Inc., Boston, 1993.

N.B. The alternative title was issued by Oxmoor House for publication. A copy of the book from the limited Louisiana edition (#2239/8000) and a photocopy of a letter from the artist accompany the lot.
Estimate $20,000-30,000

There are no condition issues to report.

Keywords

George Rodrigue, Louisiana, Francis Robert, Lafayette, George Rodrigue Gallery, Oxmoor House Inc., George Rodriguez, Arvest Galleries Inc.