The Fascinating Paintings of “Dogs Playing Poker”
A classic example of modern kitsch artwork
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Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’s Dogs Playing Poker is a series of around sixteen oil paintings created between 1903 and 1910. Sure, these paintings might not appeal to art critics and would rather be categorized as kitsch art — but I bet, these paintings are immediately recognizable to people of all ages and backgrounds. Unarguably, the anthropomorphized dogs playing poker are surreal and adorable.
Although Coolidge’s body of work was not appreciated critically during his lifetime, his paintings have amassed a huge fortune. One of the earliest installations in the series sold for $658,000 at Sotheby’s.
The auction catalogue excerpted a 1973 article from American Heritage: “Coolidge’s poker-faced style is still engaging today … His details of expression, clothing, and furniture are precise.
Coolidge’s Dogs Playing Poker
