The universe of Cassius Marcellus CoolidgeDog players, smoky clubs and narrative humor transform American male leisure into instantly recognizable icons of popular culture.
1844 - 1934Artist's life
New York StateOrigin and career
Painting, illustration and advertisingPractical
°100Estimated paintings and illustrations, including a series of 16 dogs - overall estimate
Hand paintedReal oil painting, no print.
Formats of your choiceA composition adapted to the dimensions ordered.
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1844 -1934 · American popular illustration
Dog players, smoky clubs and narrative humor transform American male leisure into instantly recognizable icons of popular culture.
Born in 1844 in New York State into an abolitionist Quaker family, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, nicknamed Cash, worked in many professions and trained largely alone. Illustrator, caricaturist, inventor and entrepreneur, he also created patented comic photographic sets. In 1894 his first painting of dogs playing poker appeared. From 1903, the Brown & Bigelow firm commissioned sixteen paintings of anthropomorphic dogs intended for advertising calendars, including nine card game scenes. From 1903, the Brown & Bigelow firm commissioned sixteen paintings of anthropomorphic dogs intended for advertising calendars, including nine card game scenes. The "Cassius Marcellus Coolidge" selection notably compared Poker Game.
Coolidge gives dogs the gestures, failings and social strategies of their human owners.
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Born in 1844 in New York State into an abolitionist Quaker family, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, nicknamed Cash, worked in many professions and trained largely alone. Illustrator, caricaturist, inventor and entrepreneur, he also created patented comic photographic sets. In 1894 his first painting of dogs playing poker appeared. In 1894, his first painting of dogs playing poker appeared. In 1894, his first painting of dogs playing poker appeared. In 1894, his first painting of dogs playing poker appeared. In 1894, his first painting of dogs playing poker appeared. From 1903, the Brown & Bigelow firm commissioned sixteen paintings of anthropomorphic dogs intended for advertising calendars, including nine card game scenes.
An inventive self-taught person
Coolidge alternates journalism, caricature, commerce and inventions linked to popular photography. This milestone sheds light on the "Cassius Marcellus Coolidge" collection by favoring color.
The first Poker Game
The dog scene sets the humorous formula which will soon become its world signature.
The sixteen Brown & Bigelow calendars
Poker, court, automobile and lodge transpose American society into a world of anthropomorphic dogs.
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Anthropomorphism
Costumes, cigars and expressions give dogs perfectly readable social roles. This trait guides a color-centered reading of "Cassius Marcellus Coolidge".
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Story
Cards, tokens and looks allow you to understand bluffing, cheating or surprise.
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Humor
Animal transposition lightly reveals masculine habits and codes.
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Popular culture
The distribution in calendars transforms these images into familiar references well beyond museums.
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Playing dogs01
Poker Game
Around the table, cards, expressions and attitudes give each dog a strategy and a comical personality.
Landmark work by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. Reading "Cassius Marcellus Coolidge" through color.Style02
Anthropomorphism
Costumes, cigars and expressions give dogs perfectly readable social roles. This trait guides a color-centered reading of "Cassius Marcellus Coolidge".
Reading key for Cassius Marcellus CoolidgeStyle03
Story
Cards, tokens and looks allow you to understand bluffing, cheating or surprise.
Reading key for Cassius Marcellus CoolidgeStyle04
Humor
Animal transposition lightly reveals masculine habits and codes.
Reading key for Cassius Marcellus CoolidgeStyle05
Popular culture
The distribution in calendars transforms these images into familiar references well beyond museums.
Reading key for Cassius Marcellus Coolidge1860s -189306
An inventive self-taught person
Coolidge alternates journalism, caricature, commerce and inventions linked to popular photography. This milestone sheds light on the "Cassius Marcellus Coolidge" collection by favoring color.
Historical landmark of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
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