George Rodrigue
Untitled (Men on Oil Rig)

Untitled (Men on Oil Rig)
Untitled (Men on Oil Rig)
Untitled (Men on Oil Rig)
ArtistAmerican, 1944–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Untitled (Men on Oil Rig)
Date1980
PlaceNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shell Gas and Power
Object number2005.186
Non exposé

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Provenance[DuBose Gallery, Houston]; Shell Gas and Power; given to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in gold paint, lower left in the image: "Rodrigue"

Marked in red, verso top center of canvas: "© Rodrigue / 1980"
Printed back label with pencil inscriptions:
"Tayhan (?) Oil Co. #2734 (in pencil) / DuBOSE GALLERY / 2950 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas (713) 526-4916"

Sticker on verso lower left: "PROPERTY OF / acadian / 0647"

Sticker on verso lower right: "PROPERTY OF / acadian / 010075"

Stamped on the lower left corner brace: "PAINTING IS PURCHASED WITH THE / UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL / REPRODUCTION RIGHTS BELONG / TO GEORGE RODRIGUE."

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