Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase 2015

Additional information at www.nealauction.com 67 319. Jean Cappadona Nichols (American/Florida, 1941‑2011) , “Leaning toward Nonfunctional: What’s a Nice Girl Like You Series”, 1997, glazed ceramic sculpture, signed and dated on reverse, h. 37 1/4 in., w. 20 in., d. 17 in. $1000/1500 321. George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944‑2013) , “Les Compositieurs en Acadiana (The Composers)”, 1985, oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed, titled, dated, inscribed and artist stamps en verso, 40 in. x 30 in., framed. $30000/50000 320. George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, 1944‑2013) , “Cajun Cooking with the Spirit of Tiffany”, 1991, oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed, titled and dated en verso, 24 in. x 36 in., framed. $40000/60000 Note: In “Cajun Cooking with the Spirit of Tiffany,” Rodrigue seamlessly blends his Cajun and Blue Dog series and styles, creating a seminal moment for the artist. The figures and the Blue Dog are painted equally in rendering and in scale, allowing the dog to become “something else” and foreshadowing its future in the Blue Dog series. Throughout his career, Rodrigue used friends and family as models for his paintings, just as he used familiar oak trees and bayous for his landscapes. In the work offered here, the Cajun chef is represented by Dwight Stroud of Stroud’s Shady Oaks in Abbeville, and later, Stroud’s Steakhouse in Lafayette. Traditional Acadiana is embodied by the figure of Evangeline, and the universal Blue Dog, which has roots in the French-Cajun loup-garou and is based on photographs of the artist’s studio dog, Tiffany. All these elements combine to represent modern-day Cajun culture within a distinctive Rodrigue Louisiana landscape. Ref.: Rodrigue, Wendy. Musings of an Artist’s Wife . www.wendyrodrigue.com. 322. Hunt Slonem (American/Louisiana, b. 1951) , “Bayou Casino Lories”, 2014, oil on canvas, signed, dated and titled en verso, 48 in. x 48 in., unframed. $7000/10000