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Another painting in the series, titled A Friend in Need, depicts a bulldog slipping an ace under the table to the dog sitting next to him. [6] Common themes throughout the Dogs Playing Poker series are deception, mistrust, and confrontation. [4] Not every painting within the series depicts dogs playing poker. [6]
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (September 18, 1844 – January 13, 1934) was an American artist, mainly known for his series of portraits Dogs Playing Poker.Known as "Cash" or "Kash" in his family, he often signed his work in the 19th century with the latter spelling, sometimes [clarification needed] spelling his name, for comic effect, as Kash Koolidge.
The cat adamantly refuses, says he is through playing cards with the dog and, somewhat irritated, goes to sit on a nearby log. The Gambling Bug immediately sees this as an irresistible opportunity and bites the cat's ear. Now the cat, wound-up and anxious to bet, dashes back to the dog repeating, "Gimme the cards, deal 'em out, let's go, come on!"
A painting by British artist George Stubbs is expected to sell for up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in London next week, as it comes to auction for the first time in more than 50 years.. The 18th ...
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Sarnoff usually signed art using his full name, or "Sarnoff", or just "AS." His best known work is a painting of dogs playing pool entitled "Jack the Ripper". Sarnoff married Lillian Skaff (1914–1977) and had two children, Susan & Linda, before divorcing. Lillian Sarnoff died in 1977.
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Other than an unused wine bottle in the two-player versions, there is an absence of drink and money, which were prominent fixtures of the 17th-century genre. A painting by one of the Le Nain brothers, hung in an Aix-en-Provence museum near the artist's home, depicts card players and is widely cited as an inspiration for the works by Cézanne ...