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Spectacular Summer Auction - Day 2 of 2
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1330 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130 
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George Rodrigue (American/Louisiana, b. 1944) "Before the Bourre Game", 1975, oil on canvas, signed lower left "Rodrigue", titled on stretcher verso and inscribed with inventory number "#7519", signed and dated on canvas verso "Rodrigue 75", with artist's copyright stamp on stretcher, 30" x 40". Presented in a contemporary giltwood frame. This charming early George Rodrigue painting depicts a group of well-dressed Acadians getting ready to play Bourre. The gambling game Bourre is a trick taking card game of French origin that is popular in Acadiana region in Louisiana. Rodrigue is a fan of the game and has a bourre room in his home.
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