Kirby Rogere (Louisiana/Austin, Texas, 1929-2006), abstract girl with dog, oil on canvas, sight: 30.5 x 22.5", frame: 42 x 33"

A versatile and prolific painter and sculptor, Kirby Daniel Rogers was born in Jeanerette, Louisiana on February 14, 1929 to Marguerite Minvielle and Kirby Serafin Rogers. He painted still lifes, landscapes and abstracts. Rogère's art was influenced by both his Cajun upbringing as well as by great artists, classical musicians and places from around the globe. His work is populated with dancers, musicians, musical instruments and birds. He also produced large number of French Quarter scenes and bayou landscapes.
From 1948 to 1952 he served in the US Navy and fought in the Korean War. In 1965 Kirby went to live in Cuernavaca, Mexico with his wife and children and became friends with and studied under the late Francisco Shum, a Spanish painter and refugee from the Spanish Civil War. During this time Rogère also painted and sold his work in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1975 Rogère moved back to the United States, and since then, he lived, painted and showed his art in galleries in Austin, New Orleans, Lafayette, and in his own gallery in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

Provenance: The Estate of Jane Ponton (Kerrville, Texas)

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