Poker Sympathy Prints by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge at AllPosters.com

The losing dog becomes the black sheep in Cassius Coolidge’s “Poker Sympathy.” Coolidge, who had no formal artistic training, drew cartoons for local newspapers when he was in his 20s. Now his famously decadent dogs bring campy style to the family room or den. Pairs well with Coolidge’s “Bold Bluff.”

Although he’s most famous for his anthropomorphized dog paintings, Cassius Coolidge also founded a bank, drug stores, a newspaper, and invented the life-sized carnival figure cutouts with holes to insert faces thereby transforming people into muscle men, pin-up beauties and other characters. His series of 16 dog paintings were originally created for the advertising firm Brown & Bigelow as part of an emerging concept at the time – branding or “remembrance advertising.”

This art print displays sharp, vivid images with a high degree of color accuracy. A member of the versatile family of art prints, this high-quality reproduction represents the best of both worlds: quality and affordability. Art prints are created on paper similar to that of a postcard or greeting card using a digital or offset lithography press.

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Poker Sympathy

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Posted on: 5/21/2010

5.0

Love it

By Miss Coop

from Cardiff, UK

Pros

Great Quality Paper
Perfect Size
Vibrant Colors
Visually Appealing

Cons

Purchase Reason

Gift

Comments:

My partner told me he'd always wanted "one of those picutures with the dogs playing poker". Quick search and found them. He loves it and it now takes pride of place on our living room wall. He then asked if i could get anymore. Whenever our friends come over they always comment on how it suits the room because of the red background and our feature wall is red.

The picture quality is amazing. Couldnt ask for any better !!

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