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Earl Hébert American/Louisiana, 1942-2006 "Cajun Rivera Gulf Breeze Cabins $12.00 Day" oil on canvas 1996, signed and dated lower right and on reverse of frame, artist frame. Note: Before he was an artist, Earl Hébert was a successful restaurateur and owner of Lafayette's The Beef & Ale Steakhouse and (the now legendary) Judge Roy Beans Saloon. His artistic endeavors began in the 1970s as he taught himself to paint as a hobby. In the 1980s, an event changed his outlook on art entirely. Hébert took a trip to France and encountered the works of Monet, Gaugin and Matisse. He was so inspired that he vowed to paint fifty works a year for the rest of his life, most of them inspired by Cajun folklore and daily life. By 1989, Hébert was exhibiting his art in Jackson Square and working as a full-time artist. He was quickly recognized and acknowledged as an important chronicler of Louisiana culture. Hébert took cues from the French masters he so admired, employing strong light and bright primary colors to create rambunctious and timeless compositions bursting with creativity and often humor.