Poker Game 1894 Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1894) Digital Arts by Valentin Vali

Fine art paper, 8x9 in
  • This work is an "Open Edition" Digital Arts, Giclée Print / Digital Print
  • Dimensions Several sizes available
  • Several supports available (Fine art paper, Metal Print, Canvas Print)
  • Framing Framing available (Floating Frame + Under Glass, Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
Cassius Coolidge was born in Antwerp, New York. His parents were abolitionist Quakers. Coolidge, having no fondness for farm labor, left the fields in the 1860s and began earning a living by painting signs, illustrating books and creating cartoons for a newspaper. Even though Coolidge had little training as an artist, he was well-educated. Then, while [...]
Cassius Coolidge was born in Antwerp, New York. His parents were abolitionist Quakers. Coolidge, having no fondness for farm labor, left the fields in the 1860s and began earning a living by painting signs, illustrating books and creating cartoons for a newspaper. Even though Coolidge had little training as an artist, he was well-educated. Then, while working in carnivals, he created life-size, novelty portraits with comedic elements, what became known as comic foregrounds. Poker Game is one of 16 in a series of calendar paintings Coolidge produced in the early 1900s. All of these artworks show anthropomorphic dogs engaged in human activities such as playing poker. Coolidge is credited with creating this motif, which he also used to paint dogs playing pool. Notably, Poker Game sold for $658,000 in 2015.
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