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.

2021年11月24日 · Dogs Playing Poker is the collective name for a series of 18 paintings by the American artist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, who often wrote his name as “Kash Koolidge”. In this article, we take a closer look at one of the more famous paintings from the series titled A Friend In Need (c. 1903 – 1910).

2018年9月28日 · The title comes from the fact that the bulldog in the foreground is seen secretly slipping an ace to his partner, while his competitors give side-glances around the table. Perhaps it’s this sly, yet playful depiction of deceit applied to man’s best, most loyal friend that makes the painting so amusing.

2023年11月7日 · Thanks to Dogs Playing Poker, painter Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (a.k.a. C.M. Coolidge) has earned the dubious distinction of being called “the most famous American artist you’ve never heard...

2023年11月13日 · The ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ series consists of 16 paintings, each depicting different scenarios within the canine poker world. The context in which Coolidge created these paintings is essential to understanding their appeal.

2023年6月12日 · Dogs Playing Poker was not actually a single painting, but rather a series of paintings. They were produced by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge from 1894 to 1910. While they were collectively known as the Dogs Playing Poker paintings, there were many works in the series that featured other human pastimes, such as dancing, baseball, and riding a car ...

Perhaps the most famous of Coolidge’s paintings, it depicts seven dogs sitting around a table playing poker in the wee morning hours. It derives its name from the bulldog handing an ace under the table to his friend. With that additional ace, …

2022年2月13日 · US painter Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’siconic Dogs Playing Poker is one of the most recognizable paintings in the gambling world and beyond. But, what’s not that widely known is that Dogs...

2018年11月16日 · One of the most popular paintings of dogs playing poker is A Friend in Need. This painting actually depicts a pair of dishonest bulldogs helping each other cheat against a brook of smoking hounds. This painting is often referred to as “Dogs Playing Poker,” since that’s what it’s depicting.

Cassius Coolidge's "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings are some of the most famous works in American art history. Explore the background and legacy of these iconic paintings!