Mardi Gras 1979
Signed by Artist, George Dureau
Silkscreen on paper  - Print 2136/5000
Dated 1979

Silver Metal Frame
No Glass
Frame Hardware Included

Dimensions:
24"x37.25" (framed)

Print has some warping and scratches

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About the Artist:

George Valentine Dureau, born in 1930 in New Orleans, Louisiana, spent the majority of his life in his hometown. 

Following his service in World War II, Dureau returned to Louisiana to pursue art studies at Louisiana State University, where he graduated with a BFA in 1952. Subsequently, he enrolled in architecture courses at Tulane University.

Initially focused on painting, Dureau produced large-scale, classically inspired figurative works that he exhibited through the Downtown Gallery. During this period, he began photographing models as references for his paintings, often capturing individuals he encountered in the French Quarter, his place of residence. Dureau's innate photographic sensibilities soon became evident, and although he continued to paint throughout his life, it is his photography for which he is primarily renowned.

During the 1970s, Dureau developed a friendship with renowned photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, with many critics considering Dureau a catalyst for Mapplethorpe's own photographic pursuits.

Dureau's artistic contributions have been showcased nationally and internationally, with exhibitions held in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Paris.