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| Poker-Playing Dogs Paintings Sold for $590K |
| 2005-02-16 |
| Come on, we've all known "someone" who had a copy of at least one of these! [eds -- I know it's off topic! But, we do, since last night, have a new Top Dog. NEW YORK — A pair of paintings from the famed series depicting dogs playing poker fetched nearly $600,000 at auction Tuesday. The two works — "A Bold Bluff" and "Waterloo" — were among 16 paintings that artist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge was commissioned to create for a Minnesota-based advertising company in 1903. Of the 16, nine are of dogs playing poker. The two works that sold Tuesday for $590,400 capture moments in a poker game played by five dogs, among them a St. Bernard that ends up collecting the pot on a bluff. The winning bid set a new auction record for Coolidge, whose previous top sale was $74,000, said Alan Fausel, director of paintings at Doyle New York, which handled Tuesday's sale. The winning bidder was a private collector from New York. Doyle had estimated that the two paintings would bring in between $30,000 and $50,000. The sale was part of Doyle's annual "Dogs in Art" auction, which coincides with the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #12 I have that picture collection in my garage, I've got five of them altogether. Mrs. JH won't let them in *her* house. Same w/the 8-pointer I got mounted, that's in the office at work. I learned not to piss off my polish princess too much. |
| Posted by: Chase Unineger3873 aka Jarhead 2005-02-16 11:13:21 PM |
| #11 A former neighbor had two of them. Real sweet dogs, though like any hunting breed they are rather energetic. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-02-16 9:12:59 PM |
| #10 What an ugly, ugly animal. Is it good with children? |
| Posted by: gromky 2005-02-16 8:15:23 PM |
| #9 Come on, we’ve all known "someone" who had a copy of at least one of these! [eds -- I know it’s off topic! But, we do, since last night, have a new Top Dog. German Shorthaired Pointer |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-16 6:23:28 PM |
| #8 except that most dogs (beside a few yappy breeds) aren't offended by the poker paintings |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-16 4:46:33 PM |
| #7 actually this is like piss christ, in that both are kitsch. Neither challenge their viewers much. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2005-02-16 4:43:55 PM |
| #6 I can't wait for the "art critics" to blow some veins over this. "Oh, my God! People are idiots! No wonder Bush won! I doubt Piss Christ would fetch that kind of price in this climate of fear and supression of dissent that hangs over this country in these dark, dark days!" Trust me, it'll happen... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-02-16 4:24:02 PM |
| #5 Yikes I wonder how much A Friend In Need would go for. I believe Charles Johnson is the current owner. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-02-16 3:00:50 PM |
| #4 Wow, wonder how much I can get for that Elvis painted on black velvet in my attic. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2005-02-16 2:57:00 PM |
| #3 Yup. St Bernard wins. Bulldog, Boxer, Collie, and Great Dane submit. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-16 2:21:19 PM |
#2  Here is the other painting mentioned... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-16 2:20:05 PM |
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| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-16 2:10:16 PM |