Original Famous Dogs Playing Poker

Original antique 1930s dogs playing poker print by c m.

Original famous dogs playing poker. All eighteen of these paintings feature comical humanized dogs. Dogs playing poker is a series of 18 oil paintings created by cassius marcellus coolidge between 1894 and 1904. A friend in need by c m. The paintings of dogs playing poker struck a nostalgic chord with home decorators and kitsch aficionados in the united states.

Paintings of card players have long dealt with themes of lies and deceit and the most famous iteration of coolidge s poker playing dogs series is no exception. These remarkable paintings depict personified dogs with 11 of the paintings featuring dogs sitting around a poker table. It s not commonly known but dogs playing poker by cassius marcellus coolidge refers to not just one painting but 18 of them. Of these 16 nine feature dogs playing poker in the remaining seven they enjoy other distinctly dog unfriendly activities such as ballroom dancing appearing in court and reading the mail.

However only eleven of the paintings actually depict poker faced pups playing cards around a table. The first poker game was self standing for almost ten years until the minnesota based publishing company brown bigelow commissioned coolidge to create 16 oil paintings to advertise cigars in 1903. New year s eve in dogville. Coolidge has earned the dubious distinction of being called the most famous.

A bachelor s dog reading the mail. A friend in need painted in 1903 is by far one of coolidge s most famous paintings. 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. Coolidge thanks to dogs playing poker painter cassius marcellus coolidge a k a.

A friend in need 1903 poker cheating. A bold bluff poker originally titled judge st. As it turns out people love dogs and people love playing cards. His station and four aces 1903 poker.

Study a friend in need closely and you ll realize where its title comes from. Dogs playing poker made coolidge famous but not with critics. Coolidge for sale find this pin and more on dogs playing pokerby deborah mansfield. Hi animal lovers i see you are looking for 79 original famous dogs playing poker painting.

If you need more information about 79 original famous dogs playing poker painting you can check the following link. The good news is we have an article and some pictures about what you re looking for. This delivered a fair amount of fame to coolidge despite being an artist in his 60s nearing the end of his career. Bernard stands pat on nothing 4 breach of promise suit testifying in court.

Dogs playing poker is the collective title for a series of 18 paintings.