Real Dogs Playing Poker Painting

Dogs playing poker by cassius marcellus coolidge refers collectively to an 1894 painting a 1903 series of sixteen oil paintings commissioned by brown bigelow to advertise cigars and a 1910 painting.

Real dogs playing poker painting. Then in 1903 the 59 year old artist started working for the. Dogs playing poker is not one painting but a series. His earliest paintings of dogs playing poker dating back to the 1870s decorated cigar boxes and served as a way for tobacco companies to distinguish themselves from their near identical competitors. Before the sale it was estimated that the two rare paintings from cassius marcellus coolidge s 1903 series of dogs playing poker would fetch 30 000 to 50 000 said alan fausel senior vice.

Most downloads size popular. But it wasn t until 1903 when coolidge signed a contract with the minnesota based promotional firm brown bigelow that his success was assured. But after decades of being cast as a byword for overly sentimental low rent art the painting commonly known as dogs playing poker has this week gained a new resonance. A jackapoo rottweiler staffordshire bull terrier and golden retriever sit around a table playing what appears to be texas hold em.

All eighteen paintings in the overall series feature anthropomorphized dogs but the eleven in which dogs are seated around a card table have become well known in the united states as. As part of a sponsorship for the world series of poker 888poker commissioned a series of real life dogs playing poker images to reimagine a modern day version of the classic paintings. Coolidge s earliest explorations of dog paintings were made for cigar boxes. Get 10 free shutterstock images pick10free.

Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. The series includes the artist s original poker game 1894 painting along with 16 other oil paintings commissioned in 1903 by brown bigelow to advertise cigars and an additional 1910 painting. Get it as soon as wed sep 16. Only 6 left in stock order soon.

Coolidge canvas print wall art famous painting reproduction 24 x. As another thorn of. It s not commonly known but dogs playing poker by cassius marcellus coolidge refers to not just one painting but 18 of them. Wall26 pokers dogs or dogs playing cards by c.