Only nine paintings feature dogs playing poker. The most popular painting in this series is A Friend in Need , which was painted in It is a lot brighter than many of his other paintings, and it sets a more casual mood of friends playing poker.
It is the most recognizable paintings of the entire series, and it is frequently a source of inspiration for TV shows and films because of its lighter spirit and sense of camaraderie including helping a friend in need cheat.
It also happens to be Coolidge's most well-known painting. This painting, entitled Poker Game, sold for more than half a million dollars in This painting features four dogs playing an intense game of poker.
While the main focus of Poker Game appears to be the contemplative dog in the middle who is hiding his hand, if you look at the dog on the left, you'll notice that he has four aces and a queen.
This hand is called Four of a Kind, and it is one of the best hands players can have for many popular variations. Knowing this, this painting suggests that it is about the anticipation of revealing a great hand, which is the most exciting moment in a game of poker.
To immediately emphasize this point is a similar painting, Looks Like Four of a Kind, which he painted in Both paintings depend on red and green tones, but Poker Game uses more green to create a calming, light atmosphere while Looks Like Four of a Kind has an abundance of red to create a more oppressive atmosphere.
Since its creation, this series has inspired numerous films, TV shows, cartoons, songs, plays, and artworks. New Year's Eve in Dogsville imagines a romantic soiree with dinner and dancing dogs.
And Breach of Promise Suit showed a canine court. Coolidge was raised in Philadelphia, but the town was largely unaware of the fame of their former resident until That's when his then year-old daughter Gertrude Marcella Coolidge took it upon herself to travel to Philadelphia and give a print from his collection to the town. Today, this piece is framed and hangs within the one-room museum at the back of the local library.
Visitors can also ask to see a thin folder of related Coolidge materials. In , year-old Gertrude told The New York Times that she and her mother were more cat people than dog lovers, but she admitted, "You can't imagine a cat playing poker. It doesn't seem to go. Maybe that sounds silly. According to New York Times contributor James McManus, these works share similar views on sexual politics: "Men drink, bellow, smoke and play poker.
The women who serve them … their game is to tame the bad boys. For Coolidge, it means a cocktail-serving poodle, or a pair of terriers breaking up the game. Popularity and prestige do not always come hand in hand. Art critics have long sneered at the commissioned works Coolidge undertook.
Whether you love them or hate them, Dogs Playing Poker have become some of the most iconic paintings in America. Mark Westall. Art is something very personal to each person, and painters will often draw on their own experiences when creating their work. Others will look elsewhere for inspiration; famous examples include beautiful landscapes, animals, flowers, or poignant moments.
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