Lot 25
  • 25

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge 1844-1934

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
  • The Poker Game
  • signed C.M. Coolidge and dated copyright 1894, l.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 41 by 50 in.
  • (104.1 by 127 cm)

Provenance

Alexander Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1986

Condition


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Catalogue Note

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge was well-known in the Rochester area of New York for his paintings of anthropomorphised canines surrounded by the trappings of successful middle-class life. Typical subjects included the all-night card game, a trip to the ball park, commuting to work and even arguing a case in court. A great deal of attention is paid to the dogs' clothing, details of their surroundings and to a humorous variety of facial expressions. Cigar companies, the artist's first customers, printed copies of his paintings for promotional give-aways, but the printers Brown & Bigelow made Coolidge's dog-genre familiar to the general public as advertising posters, calendars and prints.